John Lindsay Quotes

I want it to be able to hold up in 30 years' time. So, I'm really thinking about everything.

Quality survives.

The stuff that's good is the stuff that lives on.

I would like the Hunter Foundation to outlive everything.

I used to hope the things I did would work; now I hope they last.

The work needs to have a certain longevity. It lasts longer than we do.

SUCCESS is not about HERE and NOW. you must pass the TEST OF TIME. the litmus test is FIFTY YEARS from now. SUCCESS is SUCCESSION.

If you survive long enough, you're revered - rather like an old building.

Don’t call it a comeback, I’ve been here for years.

Il faut d'abord durer (First One Must Endure).

I think longevity is more important than trying to make people realize you're around every second.

There are plenty of ruined buildings in the world but no ruined stones.

In many ways, I think about the possibility that there could still be a Yes in 100 or 200 years from now, just like a live symphony orchestra.

I guess if you stay around long enough, they can't get rid of you.

To be somebody you must last.

But I think it's important that things endure.

I think it surprises a lot of people that I'm still around, you know, still - that I'm not pushing up daisies, as they say.

People are too durable, that's their main trouble. They can do too much to themselves, they last too long.

Longevity conquers scandal every time.

I came to Hollywood determined to follow in Jean Harlow's footsteps, but I was determined not to die young. My hope was to endure. And endure I have.

Trust me: all of us walk around and look at each other, and without saying it, we all know we're thinking, 'Really dude? Were still here!' and pinch ourselves. Typically, careers have short life span, 10 years if you're lucky, so what we've done is amazing.

Books are sharks... because sharks have been around for a very long time. There were sharks before there were dinosaurs, and the reason sharks are still in the ocean is that nothing is better at being a shark than a shark.

You may come and go, but the real test is to see how long one can manage to stay in the game.

I'm a bit like a diesel engine, you know.

I take pride in staying in the game.