Short Quotes

5248 Short quotes by 3398 unique authors

If you fall into poverty, live that way without grumbling - then your poverty will not burden you. Likewise, if you are rich, live with… — Philip Kapleau
While the days of parenting may seem so long, the years are so short. — Daniel J. Siegel
Short stories and some short novels are close to poetry--with the fewest words they capture the essence of a situation, of a human being. It's… — Gina Berriault
Remember that life's length is not measured by its hours and days, but by that which we have done therein. A useless life is short… — Walter Breuning
Art is long. Life is short. A picture can become for us a highway between a particular thing and a universal feeling. — Lawren Harris
Treatment Plans and Interventions for Depression and Anxiety Disorders provides clinicians with essential guidelines to treat patients in the era of managed care. Seven psychiatric… — Judith S. Beck
Turkish-American relations are based on very strong foundations. Currently, we have a war in the region, which could not be prevented, unfortunately. We hope it… — Unknown Author
The writing process for a short story feels more like field geology, where you keep turning the thing over and over, noting its qualities in… — Rivka Galchen
I always wanted to do a story on the blues that not only reflected its nature and its content, but also alludes to the form… — Unknown Author
Parenthood offers many lessons in patience and sacrifice. But ultimately, it is a lesson in humility. The very best thing about your life is a… — Michael Gerson
Because life is short. I feel we’re made of a hunger, a desire for life – if that can be described as a material. As… — Sarah Slean
The future is too good to waste on lies. And life is way too short to care for the damnation of others, as well as… — Bowe Bergdahl
I don't think the summer is short. I would rather play hockey than work out in the gym. It would be tougher if summer was… — Henrik Zetterberg
Annoyance and pathos warred in my breast, and after a short struggle, annoyance punched pathos in the snout like the voracious shark it was. — Kate Elliott
I don’t think I would ever want to be a writer of detective stories - but I would like to be a detective and there… — Mary Lavin
I write very raw, ugly, illiterate first drafts very quickly (novels are always in first draft in under a year) and then I spend years… — Porochista Khakpour
We in Himalaya are facing a crisis of survival due to the suicidal activities being carried out in the name of development… The monstrous Tehri… — Sunderlal Bahuguna
In Hollywood if you're good looking, tall, have OK teeth and nice skin, the odds of being successful are great. If you're short and fat,… — John Corbett
Life is short. It's God's fault. Sorry. — David James
The music rights at the time cost me $12,000 in 1964 money, which is about double now or whatever. But I cleared everything. I had… — Kenneth Anger
In all honesty, at that time, I never saw myself as an author... I was just a Mom in a state of panic, trying to… — Leslie Banks
On a boat cruising down east, sardines are scooped out of the holding seine at Eastport at dawn. 'Sardines' may be any of several species… — Luis Marden
All in all, I wouldn't call it a bad outing. It was a short outing. — Frank Robinson
In short, it became possible - never easy, but possible - in the poet Auden's phrase to find the mortal world enough. — Stephen Greenblatt
I want to release another CD this year, finish writing a screenplay, and make another short film — Todd Barry

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