Quotes about Longevity

Though wrong gratifies in the moment, good yields its gifts over a lifetime.

Life is short, but art is long. Sophocles is dead, but Oedipus lives on…Each of us when we read a great piece of literature is a little more human than before.

Their long years together had shown him that it did not so much matter if marriage was a dull duty, as long as it kept the dignity of duty: lapsing from that, it became a mere battle of ugly appetites.

I believe the wedding vows are sacred and precious, and it's been one of my goals as a writer to portray the kind of marriages I've seen modeled in my family - my parents and grandparents, who all celebrated fifty-year anniversaries and well-beyond.

It's not about an opening weekend. It's about a career, building a set of films you're proud of. Period.

No,' he said, 'you only have to live long enough to inspire others to do great things.

You can guilt yourself into doing anything short-term, but the change will last only as long as the guilt (or fear) does.

know that sounds premature, but I won't date anyone again that I can't imagine growing old with.

Radical Christianity is not going on a missions trip or a big conference. Radical Christianity is staying steady for decades.

There's one advantage in having been around as long as I have. Everybody in the Senate knows me, and - I'm going to say something presumptuous, to repeat myself - I think most respect me.

The intention to live as long as possible isn't one of the mind's best intentions, because quantity isn't the same as quality.

If your leadership isn't all about you, it will live beyond you.