So the idea that you could put Kurds, Shiite Arabs, and Sunni Arabs in a nice, liberal, federal system in Iraq in a short amount of time, six months or a year, boggles the mind. – William Odom
Hemingway is terribly limited. His technique is good for short stories, for people who meet once in a bar very late at night, but do not enter into relations. But not for the novel. – W. H. Auden
Actually, I was born Adam Zachary Orth. Zak is short for my middle name. I was never called Adam. – Zak Orth
It got to the point where most of my time went toward writing novels. I would still occasionally write short stories, but only when I was commissioned by an editor to write for a themed anthology or special issue. – Tim Pratt
Chicago was where I realized that improv is its own thing, its own art form. And through that, you kind of develop a work ethic of not selling it short. – Thomas Middleditch
No amount of charters, direct primaries, or short ballots will make a democracy out of an illiterate people. – Walter Lippmann
To be a feminist, you could cut your hair really short. You have to be really angry about something. – Tucker Carlson
Be realistic and truthful – and tell Hong Kong businessmen honestly that they should go for long-term investments since it is unlikely money can be made in the short haul. – Zhu Rongji
If you haven’t got it. Fake it! Too short? Wear big high heels, but do practice walking! – Victoria Beckham
I’ve made seventeen or eighteen films now, only two of which have been original screenplays, all the others have been based on short stories or novels, and I find the long short story ideal for adaptation. – Satyajit Ray
I gauge success in years, not weeks. The weekend box-office approach to book launches is short sighted and encourages crappy books. – Timothy Ferriss
To shuck oysters, you’ll need an oyster knife, a handy tool with a sturdy handle and a short, rigid blade which you can pick up for about ten bucks in a kitchenware shop or fish market. A quick trip online will yield any number of videos and slide shows with step-by-step instructions on how to shuck an oyster. – Tom Douglas
If you are dressing up, then dress to the hilt, else let it go easy. But no matter what, pay attention to the nails. Whether you keep it short, long, varnished or plain, it has to look good. – Sonam Kapoor
I get breakfast when everyone else is on their lunch break. I usually go to Dimes, which is a short walk from my apartment. Usually, I’ll have chia pudding or an acai bowl and toast and sausage. – Tavi Gevinson
I’ve never written poetry. I’m not a poet, but I think the nearest you get is either the short story or the novella, in that you can’t waste a word. There is no hiding place: everything’s got to be seen to relate, and the prose counts. – Susan Hill
I said, I’m on this TV show and I love doing it, but I don’t want to be known always as the silly ‘Scrubs’ guy… So part of me was like, You know what? Life’s short. Let’s go for it. – Zach Braff
Life is short and the older you get, the more you feel it. Indeed, the shorter it is. – Viggo Mortensen
I don’t see myself as angry, although other people see that. I just see myself as a short, dumpy guy with bad feet, and I’m passionate. – Tracy Morgan
My time inside there was very short compared to the amount of time it took to take on and take off this suit and to test me for how much radioactivity I have. – William Scranton
I’ve written short stories from male perspectives before, and I’ve never had a problem with it as long as I’ve understood the character’s emotions and motivations. – Sara Shepard
Our demand for good looks, expressed in the biting comments that ensue when public figures fall short of perfection, puts enormous pressures on these individuals and may screen out the otherwise qualified. If video killed the radio star, it may also be doing away with the homely politician. – Virginia Postrel
I’m the perfect kind of personality for making YouTube videos. I deal in short attention span theater. I do wild things. – Steve-O
Some people can go out in a tight, short dress and heels, and it works, but even if I’m going to a club, I’ve got to throw on a big hoodie or something. And that’s if you can get me into something tight in the first place. – Suki Waterhouse
From the time I entered the industry, I have always been clear about certain things – no short clothes, no kissing, no bikinis. Nobody comes to me with such roles. And I have no dearth of work. – Sonakshi Sinha
Some of them profess to be well acquainted with all the principal waters of the Columbia, with which they assured me these waters had no connection short of the ocean. – William Henry Ashley
I made lots of short films, about nine or ten short films. And then I made a television film called ‘This Little Life.’ – Sarah Gavron