Sydney J. Harris Quotes

An idealist believes the short run doesn't count. A cynic believes the long run doesn't matter. A realist believes that what is done or left undone in the short run determines the long run.

Sydney J. Harris

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: journalist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 14, 1917 - December 8, 1986

Topics

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At 57, to have a No. 1 album, I wasn't expecting it.

Jimmy Buffett

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Part of me longs to do a job where there's not a gray area.

Jodie Foster

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Most artists don't get paid for what they do, and they are lucky if they can persuade a friend to let them show something at a kid's birthday party.

Andrei Codrescu

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If high heels were so wonderful, men would be wearing them.

Sue Grafton

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My only interest is in sharing great music with more and more people.

Simon Rattle

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All I want is for people, when they read my books, to feel companioned, to feel they're not alone in the world.

Deborah Moggach

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We live in a culture that venerates scores. We affix numbers to how much fat is in our mochachinos, how quickly our telephones suck information from the air, how much pain we're in. Reading, too, has become a skill to quantifiably assess.

Anthony Doerr

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When we address the disparities facing black people, we get a lot closer to a true democracy where all lives matter.

Alicia Garza

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I've had at least my share of tragedy, but I have had far more than my share of happiness.

Pierre Salinger

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My victory is your victory. My victory is the victory of a unified party, a party that wants to propose to the Quebec people a country that is free and a country that is independent.

Pauline Marois

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We all write, but the script is a blueprint. We can lose whole scenes when we're shooting.

Shawn Wayans

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I'm not led by money, because if that's the case, I can throw my name on everything and have a million-dollar company.

Tyra Banks

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