Short Quotes
Homo-Americanus is going to go on speaking and writing the way he always has, no matter what dictionary he owns.
It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come.
Among the many short cuts to science, we badly need someone to teach us the art of learning with difficulty.
My favorite books to give or get are short story collections. And always paperbacks because they are easy to carry as you travel.
I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: 'O Lord make my enemies ridiculous.' And God granted it.
When you explain to people what you're trying to do, as opposed to just making demands or delegating tasks, you can build instant trust, even if it's just for that short time you're on the phone.
A leader’s cross is the temporal pain they go through and his crown is the permanent gain when at last victory is achieved.
Now and then I am asked as to ‘what books a statesman should read, ’ and my answer is, poetry and novels – including short stories under the head of novels.
The cool thing about reading is that when you read a short story or you read something that takes your mind and expands where your thoughts can go, that's powerful.
Friendship, like love, is destroyed by long absence, though it may be increased by short intermissions.
The height of your success will be measured with reference to the depth from which you started.
I live in a house over there on the Island, and in that house there is a man waiting for me. When he drove up at the door I drove out of the dock because he says I’m his ideal.
The thing about hip-hop today is it's smart, it's insightful. The way they can communicate a complex message in a very short space is remarkable.
The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while.
No going around it, no short cuts, no laying of hands, no amount of service, no amount of prophecy, without hard work, everything else goes to waste.
I have a musical called Goodbye and Good Luck, based on a Grace Paley short story. I also have King Island Christmas, and there are 20 different productions of it this year.
To think that we grasp the fullness of life is to say that by holding a mere drop of water in our hands we are able to understand the immensity of the ocean.
About GreenHollyWood who is this character?? My English teacher a fat guy about 30 or 35 years old with Glasses and short Hair.
CONGRATULATIONS DL Havlin! Your entry, "There are No Lights in Naples", an unpublished short fiction - flash fiction genre category, is a finalist for the 2016 Royal Palm Literary Awards competition!
Music is for people. The word 'pop' is simply short for popular. It means that people like it. I'm just a normal jerk who happens to make music. As long as my brain and fingers work, I'm cool.
I'm an incurable optimist, and I'm a great believer in never looking back. Life is too short, and new challenges are exciting.
I heaved into being, came out of the stone, the bricks, and other elements, and took form. (Dark City Lights)
You were just a young girl not wanting to let on that death could happen to one who hadn't even lived yet.
Flora went to the cinema every day that week. She saw the same movie each day, and wore the same dress.
All my freakouts have been pretty private and directed at family pets and/or people I have been dating for too short a time to freak out at in that way.
He paused, giving her a sweet smile of understanding. "You don't have to start with the crown jewels, you know. You could start with my lips then work your way down.
That we may not fall short of desire, but let us give way to the unspoken passion hidden in the closet of our discretion. (“Crépuscule du désir”)
I just want to always be here. In this place. Right here, right now.
Writing a story is like going on a date—you will spoil it if you aren't living in the moment.
Seeing pictures of other places around the world makes me feel more important. Reminds me, even though life is short, there's so much to do.
