#longest

People take the longest possible paths, digress to numerous dead ends, and make all kinds of mistakes. Then historians come along and write summaries of this messy, nonlinear process and make it appear like a simple, straight line. ↗

— Dean Kamen

#appear #come #dead #ends #historians

It's the job that's never started takes longest to finish. ↗

— J. R. R. Tolkien

#job #longest #never #started #takes

I take the longest to get ready of anyone. I've been going in two hours before the show every performance. ↗

— Rue McClanahan

#been #before #every #get #going

Our party for the longest time has relied on the votes of white guys. I think that all of these candidates are going to improve our party, our policies, and our nation. ↗

— Ken Mehlman

#going #guys #i #i think #improve

In gymnastics, the longest routine you do is a minute and a half, and that's pretty tough to get through. ↗

— Shannon Miller

#gymnastics #half #longest #minute #pretty

Floor exercise, the longest you run is two or three steps. In the vault, it's not a whole lot more than that. ↗

— Shannon Miller

#floor #longest #lot #more #run

Four years ago, I promised to end the war in Iraq. We did. I promised to refocus on the terrorists who actually attacked us on 9/11. We have. We've blunted the Taliban's momentum in Afghanistan, and in 2014, our longest war will be over. A new tower rises above the New York skyline, al Qaeda is on the path to defeat, and Osama bin Laden is dead. ↗

— Barack Obama

#actually #afghanistan #ago #al #attacked

What they told us about 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' when we first started was that we were guaranteed 26 episodes, so that was the longest job I've ever had. And that was basically it - we didn't know what the premise of the show was going to be and we waited, week by week, to see a script. ↗

— Marina Sirtis

#basically #episodes #ever #first #generation

Tranquil pleasures last the longest; we are not fitted to bear the burden of great joys. ↗

— Christian Nestell Bovee

#burden #fitted #great #joys #last

Since creation of the E.U. a half century ago, Europe has enjoyed the longest period of peace in its history. ↗

— John Bruton

#century #creation #enjoyed #europe #half