Quotes of: Short-period Keyword

When you see period films, it tends to often be with older actors.

Gaspard Ulliel

The Universe is the periodical manifestation of this unknown Absolute Essence.

Helena Blavatsky

But no, I don't think I'm particularly drawn to the period roles or the medieval roles.

Hugh Dancy

You don't automatically assume everyone will fall for a period drama.

Jessica Brown Findlay

Being someone I'm not for a period of time and loving every minute of being in someone else's skin.

Jessica Biel

A kaiseki meal is like that, very small courses over a long period of time.

Thomas Keller

There are also scientific problems with the concept that each of the creation days was a long period of time.

Walter Lang

It's been a transformative period and I really wanted to make music from what I've experienced.

Adam Lambert

I went through a period when I was rebellious and a mess of a person.

Austin Butler

Don't ever regret being honest. Period.

Taylor Swift

I'm desperate to work again. I've often had those periods, but two years was the longest.

Charlotte Gainsbourg

The color of the emitted light depends on the relative heights of the starting and ending energy levels. A crash between closely spaced levels (such as two and one) releases a pulse of low-energy reddish light, while a crash between more widely space...

The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements

Also unlike a planet, an electron—if excited by heat or light—can leap from its low-energy shell to an empty, high-energy shell. The electron cannot stay in the high-energy state for long, so it soon crashes back down. But this isn’t a simple b...

The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements

When you do the math and examine how much energy is produced per atomic union, you find that fusing anything to iron’s twenty-six protons costs energy. That means post-ferric fusion* does an energy-hungry star no good. Iron is the final peal of a s...

The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements

I am thirsty, and very susceptible to flattery... you could talk me into anything..." "So much for fighting the good fight," I observed dryly. "He'll have a harem within a week." Bones watched Juan disappear down the hall, nuzzling the blonde's neck ...

At Grave's End

As a leftover sixties liberal, I believe that the long arm and beady eyes of the government have no place in our bedrooms, our kitchens, or the backseats of our parked cars. But I also feel that the immediate appointment of a Special Pastry Prosecuto...

It Must've Been Something I Ate: The Return of the Man Who Ate Everything

If someone called me chubby, it would no longer be something that kept me up late at night. Being called fat is not like being called stupid or unfunny, which is the worst thing you could ever say to me. Do I envy Jennifer Hudson for being able to lo...

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?

Life's to short for chess.

Henry James Byron

Life is short. The world is big. It awaits your exploration. If you're not living on the edge, you're just taking up way too much space.

Diary of an Amazon Jungle Guide: Amazing Encounters with Tropical Nature and Culture

Dear family, I am drafting a new laundry protocol for better and more considerate usage of the washing machine

The Epigram Books Collection of Best New Singaporean Short Stories: Volume One

In a perfect world, you could fuck people without giving them a piece of your heart. And every glittering kiss and every touch of flesh is another shard of heart you’ll never see again.

Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders