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I can usually tell the difference between a short story...

I can usually tell the difference between a short story idea and a novel-length one when someone describes the idea to me.

Quote by Lynn Abbey about idea

The moment at which two people, approaching from opposite ends of a long passageway, recognize each other and immediately pretend they haven t. This is to avoid the ghastly embarrassment of having to continue recognizing each other the whole...

Quote by Douglas Adams about end, haven, moment, people

We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right persons and also in the right manner at the right moment and for the right length of time.

Quote by Aristotel about praise, rightness, people, moment, time, man

To insure the adoration of a theorem for any length of...

To insure the adoration of a theorem for any length of time, faith is not enough, a police force is needed as well.

Quote by Albert Camus about faith, police, force, time

You will, I am sure, agree with me that... if page 534 only finds us in the second chapter, the length of the first one must have been really intolerable.

Quote by Arthur Conan Doyle about literature

A ship is said to be on the starboard or larboard tack, when she is close-hauled, with the wind upon the starboard or larboard side; and in this sense the distance which the sails in that position is considered as the length of the tack; although...

Quote by William Falconer about common sense, sense

You're encouraged to buy a car. They give you a road tax and places to park, and you must put a coin in. If you stay there any length of time, you're not allowed to feed the meter. If you can't get back to your car, they put a clamp on the car.

Quote by Sean Connery about commerce, time

In some states militant nationalism has gone to the lengths of dictatorship, the cult of the absolute or totalitarian state and the glorification of war.

Quote by Arthur Henderson about dictatorship, absolute, state, war

The length of a film should be directly related to the...

The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder.

Quote by Alfred Hitchcock about film, human imperfections

What matters is not the length of the wand, but the magic...

What matters is not the length of the wand, but the magic in the stick.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about love, magic

The length of a relationship is directly related to how...

The length of a relationship is directly related to how much you are attracted to your significant other best friend.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about love

The amount of damage that a string of code can do is...

The amount of damage that a string of code can do is inversely proportional to the length of the string.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about computers

A meeting's length will be directly proportional to the...

A meeting's length will be directly proportional to the boredom the speaker produces.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about education, boredom

The temperature of vinyl seat covers is inversely...

The temperature of vinyl seat covers is inversely proportional to the length of your skirt or shorts.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about cars

No matter the length of warranty coverage, on the day...

No matter the length of warranty coverage, on the day that the warranty expires the car will break down.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about cars, day

Every character has an aspect that can and will be...

Every character has an aspect that can and will be insulted and ridiculed at length.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about character

It has turned up the heat a bit to now give out an Oscar...

It has turned up the heat a bit to now give out an Oscar to a full-length animated feature. I think everyone was more relaxed before.

Quote by Nick Park about opinion

I was always very grateful I was never hot. In the entire...

I was always very grateful I was never hot. In the entire length of my career, I haven't been the most adored.

Quote by Harrison Ford about truth, haven, career

Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.

Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.

Quote by Robert Frost about happiness

Placing one foot in front of the other, I've climbed to higher lengths. Reaching beyond my own limitations, to show my inner strength. No obstacle to hard, for this warrior to overcome. I'm just a man on a mission, to prove my disability hasn't won.

Quote by Robert M. Hensel about limits, obstacles, man

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