All pain is either severe or slight, if slight, it is easily endured; if severe, it will without doubt be brief. Cicero
For me writing biographies is impossible, unless they are brief and concise, and these are, I feel, the most eloquent.Alfred Nobel
His genius he was quite content in one brief sentence to define; Of inspiration one percent, of perspiration, ninety nine.Thomas Alva Edison
I'm only a novelist on occasion. Many of my books are made up of brief texts collected together, short stories, or else they are books that have an overall structure but are composed of various texts. Italo Calvino
I'm only a novelist on occasion. Many of my books are made up of brief texts collected together, short stories, or else they are books that have an overall structure but are composed of various texts. Italo Calvino
It's a difficult job to do, but that is why we do it. Only so many people can do it. But it, it enables you to... for a brief period of time to kind of get away. You have to go back and deal with, but it's a good escape. Brett Favre
Let me say that the path I did take for a brief period of my life was not of reckless drug use, hurting others, but it was a path of quiet rebellion, of a little experimentation of a darker side of my confusion in a confusing world, lost in the midst of finding my identity. Jennifer Capriati
Life is often compared to a marathon, but I think it is more like being a sprinter; long stretches of hard work punctuated by brief moments in which we are given the opportunity to perform at our best. Michael Johnson
My life had no meaning at all. I found only brief interludes of satisfaction. It was like my whole life had been about my whole basketball career. Pete Maravich
Rather than viewing a brief relapse back to inactivity as a failure, treat it as a challenge and try to get back on track as soon as possible.Jimmy Connors