For the theatre one needs long arms… an artiste with short arms can never make a fine gesture. – Sarah Bernhardt
Life is very short… but I would like to live four times and if I could, I would set out to do no other things than I am seeking now to do. – William Merritt Chase
When AIDS first appeared, people didn’t know what it was. You’ll remember that it affected mostly young gay men – it was actually called GRID for a short period of time: Gay-Related Immunodeficiency Syndrome – and people thought it actually might be recreational drugs or other types of toxins. – Seth Berkley
Is the biographer an artist who can and should exist on equal terms with the dramatist, fiction writer and poet? The short and robust answer is, ‘Certainly not.’ – Tom Paulin
I eat healthy and don’t go by a diet chart. The breakfast is usually heavy, complemented with short frequent meals. My dinner is high on proteins and low on carbohydrates. – Vijender Singh
I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: ‘O Lord make my enemies ridiculous.’ And God granted it. – Voltaire
After ‘A Suitable Boy,’ I didn’t write anything, not even a short story. I thought to myself: ‘I ought to start writing.’ But I can never force myself to write. – Vikram Seth
Every time you step out on that field, it’s tough. There is no easy way to approach it and no short cuts out there. – Sonny Bill Williams
I think I’m more approachable with long hair. When it’s short, I come across as being artsy and weird. – Selma Blair
A long sea implies an uniform and steady motion of long and extensive waves; on the contrary, a short sea is when they run irregularly, broken, and interrupted; so as frequently to burst over a vessel’s side or quarter. – William Falconer
Human life is truly a short affair. It is better to live doing the things that you like. – Yamamoto Tsunetomo