Quotes About Lasting

The irony of instant gratification is that it leaves such lasting scars.

Pleasure is the flower that fades, remembrance is the lasting perfume.

L.A. has a fantastic car scene and because the climate is so gentle, cars can last forever.

whenever people meet you, they take an instant mental snapshot. That image of you becomes the data they deal with for a very long time.

Berlin. 25 June 1940. I have the impression that we are rushing for a common currency for the whole of Europe. That would be progress, of course, and, one would hope, of lasting significance. Letter from Helmuth von Moltke (military intelligence)1

All desires save one are fleeting, but that one lasts for ever. Fionn, with all desires, had the lasting one, for he would go anywhere and forsake anything for wisdom;

They stood for some time without speaking a word; and she began to imagine that their silence was to last through the two dances, and at first was resolved not to break it; till suddenly fancying that it would be the greater punishment to her partner to oblige him to talk, she made some slight observation on the dance.

You see, my dear ice witch, I have had the love of children from all over the world because of my stories. A child's love is the perfect love, for it is given with a whole heart. That love will outlast me a hundredfold. And it will outlast you as well.

Happiness as a human condition is something I never believed in. I think there are moments of happiness. I don't think there is a lasting happiness. I think this is unthinkable.

For an economic recovery program to be effective, it must not only create a short-term economic boost but also generate lasting value. Home Star would accomplish that by breaking down the key barrier between homeowners and money-saving retrofits: upfront costs.

Publicity, discussion, and agitation are necessary to accomplish any work of lasting benefit.

It has been my experience that one cannot, in any shape or form, depend on human relations for lasting reward. It is only work that truly satisfies.

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

The beauty one can find in art is one of the pitifully few real and lasting products of human endeavour. The beauty endures. A work of art lives...through the generations and centuries.

I want to write a story for people where they finish it, and it sticks with them.

Good music always sticks around.

We just want to be remembered before something is set in stone.

I've seen promotions rush things to market and not be strategic about it. The first impression is the lasting impression.

the lasting power of attentional habits is never to be underestimated

Sports just happen to be excellent for avoiding foreign-language stage fright and developing lasting friendships while still sounding like Tarzan.

Only a consistent, ongoing, deep experience can make a lasting media brand: one that has a commitment from a core community and the respect of a larger reading public.

There is no doubt that genius lasts longer than beauty.

Your bad taste is fucking immortal!

She just wanted to see you and say hullo' [Joss] 'We haven't met in fifteen years.' [J.B. Duff] 'Ah, but you're like the chewing-gum. The taste linger.' [Joss]