Short Quotes

It is true that short forms of poetry have been cultivated in the Far East more than in modern Europe; but in all European literature short forms of poetry are to be found - indeed quite as short as anything in Japanese.

Lafcadio Hearn
- True
- Poetry
- Literature
As a kid, I was so short, it was tough for me to keep up with the taller guys. I always had quick feet, but I just didn't have any power, really, as a kid.

Carl Hagelin
- Up
- Power
- Feet

I'm not sure if you can strive your way into a career as a novelist. You have to write books; there are no short cuts.

Rachel Kushner
- Career
- Short
- Strive
I've never been one to sit around and eat my heart out. Life's too short.

Kate Adie
- Life
- Heart
- Short
The work requires a moderately large investment in technological and theoretical developments and long periods of time to carry them out, without the pressure to achieve quick or short term results.

Aaron Klug
- Time
- Work
- Long
We should perceive that man's period of historical existence, a period so short that his physical constitution has not been altered in the slightest degree, is insufficient to allow of any considerable mental change.

H. P. Lovecraft
- Man
- Change
- Period
I had seen some films made about the underground music world in Tehran, and most of them were short documentaries about 30 or 40 minutes long. And I always wondered why they weren't publicized more. Really, their only flaw was they were short documentaries.

Bahman Ghobadi
- World
- Music
- Long
Keep yourself motivated. You've got to be motivated, you've got to wake up every day and understand what that day is about; you've got to have personal goals - short term goals, intermediate goals, and long term goals. Be flexible in getting to those goals, but if you do not have goals, you will not achieve them.

Gary Cohn
- Up
- Long
- Day