It took a deadly illness to put me eye to eye with that truth, but it is a truth that the country, caught up in its ruthless ambitions and moral decay, can learn on my dime. Lee Atwater ambitioncatchcountry Change image and share on social
It took a generation for companies to recognise their responsibilities in terms of labour practices and another generation for them to recognise their environmental obligations. Rebecca MacKinnon companyenvironmentalgeneration Change image and share on social
It took a generation of filmmakers who loved and were raised on comic books to make movies that you actually cared about and felt something for. I think that's absolutely the same with what's going on with videogame movies. Duncan Jones absolutelybookcare share on social
It took a little over a decade to build a coalition strong enough to beat the insurance companies, but in 1990, then Senator Tom Daschle and I passed a law regulating the private market for supplemental Medicare insurance policies. Ron Wyden beatbuildcoalition share on social
It took a long time, but I have learned that you just can't take anything you want out of life without putting something back in exchange. Piper Laurie backexchangelearn Change image and share on social
It took a long time for me to accept I was an actor, a professional actor, and that, actually, I make a living out of this. Robert Carlyle acceptactorlive Change image and share on social
It took a long time for me to have any impact in the business because I didn't look like an actor, I didn't sound like an actor. Brian Dennehy actorbusinessimpact Change image and share on social
It took a long time to get out of my contract. The producers thought I was negotiating for more money. Sherry Stringfield contractlongmoney Change image and share on social
It took a long time to get that film made. I went in for it almost right after or like maybe six or seven months after I had my son and actually auditioned for the Regina King part and they just were like, 'No, you're just - you just don't really seem the part.' Nia Long auditionfilmking share on social
It took a long time to get to the place in my career where I could pick and choose what I wanted to do. Holland Taylor careerchooselong Change image and share on social
