Shortening Direct Quotes

#1. Without a solution to the problems of the poor, we will not solve the problems of the world. We need projects, mechanisms and processes to implement better distribution of resources, from the creation of new jobs to the integral promotion of those who are excluded'.

Pope Francis

#2. Whatever you do, dancing or whatever, you got to hit. Don't sleep on it. Just hit.

Savion Glover

#3. You must watch and wait, Branza, to see what powers you have and don't have. It is not like home. We ruled there. Everything fell into place around what we wanted. Here, we are not the only ones wanting, and we must make room for other people's desires.

Margo Lanagan

#4. Microbe hunting is a story of amazing stupidities, fine intuitions, insane paradoxes.

Paul De Kruif

#5. There is much debate in the scientific community as to the precise sources of global warming.

Pat Toomey

#6. One thing I can say about the French language is that no one in the world loves their language as much as they do. It doesn't matter if you're close - it still sounds terrible to their ears.

Mads Mikkelsen

#7. I think Formula E truly has the potential to become the future of motorsport. Formula One is the past.

Sam Bird

#8. In the U.S., too many yogurts are filled with corn syrup, preservatives, artificial this and that. To me, this is poison.

Mireille Guiliano

#9. Language gradually varies, and with it fade away the writings of authors who have flourished their allotted time; otherwise, the creative powers of genius would overstock the world, and the mind would be completely bewildered in the endless mazes of literature.

Washington Irving

#10. I was so focused and so driven, there was this fire inside of me that was burning so brightly.

Kyle Shewfelt

#11. Years, so many years we'd been friends and sisters . . . and now she was gone. Taking a handful of dirt, I held it over the grave, and let it sift through my fingers. "Be at peace, Milly. Wait for me on the other side, my friend.

Shannon Mayer

#12. Don't get me wrong, I love a good cardigan too, but a jacket - especially one with sharp shoulders, interesting buttons, or a unique collar - always looks the most fashion-forward.

Nina Garcia

#13. As far back as I remember, and earlier, I was an artisan, a maker and doer. Mechanically minded, my parents said.

John Sulston