1521 Short Quotes for You to Enjoy

I got into stand-up because I love stand-up. Specifically in stand-up, I love jokes. I love short, structured ideas and a punch line. Demetri Martin

Love Jokes Punch Punch Line Structured Ideas Because Got Line Short Specifically

Most of the women placed in the fire department here in New York never passed the physical test. And a fat guy or a short guy, or anybody not passing the test in a life-or-death job, leads to friction. Denis Leary

I'm into short emails. Denis McDonough

Emails Short

The use of large-scale military force in volatile regions of underdeveloped countries is difficult to do right, has major unintended consequences and rarely turns out to be quick, effective, controlled and short lived. Dennis C. Blair

Military Difficult Consequences Out Rarely Volatile Countries Major Force Effective Quick Controlled Short Short-Lived Regions Turns Use Unintended Unintended Consequences Military Force Lived Large-Scale Right

The first phase of C was - really, it was two phases in short succession of, first, some language changes from B, really adding the type structure without too much change in the syntax, and doing the compiler. The second phase was slower; it all took place within a very few years, but it was a bit slower, so it seemed. Dennis Ritchie

Change Language Too Much First Few Too Changes Took Type Adding Syntax Bit Slower Some Seemed Structure First Phase Within Without Doing Years Very Short Place Much Really Succession Phase Second Phases Two

Life is too short. I don't have time to speak slowly. Dev Anand

Life Time Life Is Too Short Speak Too Slowly Short

I took a film course in grade ten that made me want to direct, and I've always been making short films and home videos with my friends, so it's definitely something I wanna pursue as well. Devon Bostick

My dream is to become a director. I want to direct a Hindi film. I have two scripts ready. One of them is a fantasy-adventure, while the other is a thriller. I've assisted my brother Selvaraghavan, who's a well-known director in Tamil cinema. I've also made short films. Dhanush

Life is painful, nasty and short... in my case it has only been painful and nasty. Djuna Barnes

Life Case Only Nasty Been Short Painful

In six short years, small business owners and family farmers will once again be assessed a tax on the value of their property at the time of their death, despite having paid taxes throughout their lifetime. Doc Hastings

Death Time Family Property Business Will Value Despite Once Having Small Small Business Small Business Owners Throughout Lifetime Years Owners Six Short Tax Again Taxes Paid Business Owners Farmers Assessed

The many magazines, ranging from pulp to slick, that used to serve as both farm teams for writers and lures to readers, with hundreds of short stories every month, don't exist. Most of the doors for new people have been sealed. Donald E. Westlake

People Doors Farm Every Slick Month Hundreds Magazines Both Writers New Most Readers Been Exist New People The Doors Short Stories Short Stories Used Sealed Many Teams Serve Pulp

In anything you write - in a short story, a poem - there has to be a counter-motion; it can't go all in one direction. Donald Hall

You Poem Direction Write Go Short Anything Short Story Story

Since dogs could hear and smell better than men, we could concentrate on sight. Since courage is commonplace in dogs, men's adrenal glands could shrink. Dogs, by making us more efficient predators, gave us time to think. In short, dogs civilized us. Donald McCaig

Time Courage Better Men Smell Think Gave Sight More Civilized Could Glands Since Concentrate Making Dogs Hear Efficient Than Short Predators Commonplace Us Shrink

Hunger has no ideology. It does not respond to party or to rant. Hunger, in short, is not a red state/blue state problem. Donna Brazile

Problem Ideology Party State Hunger Respond Rant Red Does Short

I try to be a good guy and I fall short sometimes, but I use Christ as an example. Donny Osmond

Good Sometimes Try Christ Example Fall Guy Short Use Good Guy

To make a long story short, there's nothing like having a boss walk in. Doris Lilly

Walk Long Nothing Boss Having Long Story Like Make Short Story

The perfect pop song is a 20th-century creation; it's not a sonnet, it's not an opera, it's something short - three and a half minutes by nature - and has this ability to travel and to defy class and economic structures. Doug Aitken

Nature Travel Class Song Three Half Creation Defy Ability Minutes Something Structures Economic Perfect Sonnet Opera Short Pop Pop Song

George Carlin is kind of my template now because George Carlin before was straight laced regular comic and he had short hair, a tie, suit, nightclub guy. Then he said screw it, let his hair grow, just started telling what he thought was the truth. So that's what I'm trying to do. Drew Carey

Truth Short Hair Thought Hair Before Carlin Kind Telling Guy Had He Tie Because Said Comic George George Carlin His Trying Laced Short Just Screw Straight Then Regular Grow Now Started Nightclub Suit

I used to make short films even as a kid. I used to have a camera and play around with it. So, I was always interested in the process and telling stories. I've always wanted to direct. Dulquer Salmaan

Films Kid Telling Direct Make Around Always Camera Short Short Films Wanted Stories Process Interested Used Even Play

I love games, and I feel they've been sold short shrift in films so far. Duncan Jones

Love Films Sold Feel Been Short Far Games

My dad and I used to shoot little one-stop animations on an old 8mm film camera when I was no more than 7 or 8, and when he was away at work, I would keep shooting nonsensical, short animated films using 'Star Wars' figures or Smurfs - depended what the narrative was. Duncan Jones

Work Old Films Would More Animated He Narrative Nonsensical Camera Than Shoot Shooting Depended Short Little Used Figures Wars Using Dad Star Keep Star Wars Film Away

I think we match up with anybody because our pitching. In a short series you run your big three out there or four out there. That generally is what wins a series - pitching and defense. If we can catch the ball and not give away any runs like we do sometimes. Dusty Baker

You Sometimes Three Big Think Defense Our Out Run Runs Give Wins Generally Catch Like Because Match Ball Up Any Pitching Short Anybody Your Series Away Four

Writing is immensely difficult. The short forms especially. E. L. Doctorow

Writing Difficult Immensely Short Forms

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