Shortz Quotes & Sayings

Sometimes there is a darkness you can hear, a swallowing of your senses that blots out everything going on in the world around you, leaving only the chaos colliding and exploding in you own head.
Olivia — Ripley Patton

The appeal of the spectrally macabre is generally narrow because it demands from the reader a certain degree of imagination and a capacity for detachment from everyday life. — H.P. Lovecraft

Stormy Weather is really wonderful - it ought to be required reading for everyone who is concerned about our planet's climate, beginning in every high school in the country. — Ross Gelbspan

When we allow ourselves to be authentically free, it raises our vibration. — Alaric Hutchinson

We love our habits more than our income, often more than our life. — Bertrand Russell

The research in Ralph Keyes' The Quote Verifier is impressive, and each conclusion is like the solution to a real-life historical mystery. Who knew a reference book could be so entertaining? — Will Shortz

It's a way to turn your mind to the Creator and to make sure you're dedicating everything to him. Get up in the morning, give thanks to the Creator. Have a chance to do some good, give thanks to the Creator. Whatever you do, make a little gesture to remind yourself that you are doing it in the presence of the Creator. — Kent Nerburn

The first duty of a newspaper is to be accurate. If it be accurate, it follows that it is fair. — Herbert Bayard Swope

Leeky Shortz says "Live life like your arse is on fire! — Maxine Mansfield

I began hearing rumors of apossible recording session with Neil Young. I was a huge fan of Neil's. — Jack Irons

Try to pick a profession in which you enjoy even the most mundane, tedious parts. Then you will always be happy — Will Shortz

I love the idea of a website/blog being a catalyst for propelling people out into the world, and I enjoy it most when people write me to say that their world looked or smelled or felt a little different because of something that I wrote. — Keri Smith

What I've learned is not to take anybody's advice. If you rely solely on your fans, it sets you up for the downfall
on the industry side and if you rely on what your label is saying, it will disconnect you from your fans. — Lupe Fiasco

The audience, the place you're in, has everything to do with how your performance goes. — Kevin Spacey

I was afraid of being judged too harshly. But I'd let those fears overwhelm me for far too long. — Karen Elson

As human beings, we have a natural compulsion to fill empty spaces. — Will Shortz

I hate the iPhone. I love the BlackBerry - BlackBerry wins in my opinion. The iPhone is a toy. — Brett Ratner