Don King
Promoter
"You go for the quality of the performance, not the longevity of it."
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Longevity
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Patti Smith
Musician
"I never really wanted to be a singer - not with any longevity. But I always wanted to be a writer."
Diana Ross
Singer
"I just appreciate still having the longevity that I've had in my career."
Edwin Starr
Singer
"And me, myself personally, in order for there to be any kind of longevity there's gotta be some history."
Paul Merton
Comedian, Actor
"I looked at longevity in show business when I was about 13, and the people who seemed to have longevity were the ones who'd spent quite a bit of time learning about what they were doing before they made it."
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"Those who die without being forgotten get longevity."
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"Life protracted is protracted woe."
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