--- title: "8 Shorter Life Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 Shorter Life quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Shorter Life sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef3/kelly-easton-32253_astronomy_the-larger-a-star-the-shorter-its-life-b_161061.jpg" --- > [The larger a star the shorter its life, but all the more fascinating its death. As it collapses within it’s body, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelly-easton/the-larger-a-star-the-shorter-its-life-but-all-the-more-fascinating/) [Kelly Easton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelly-easton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef3/kelly-easton-32253_astronomy_the-larger-a-star-the-shorter-its-life-b_161061.jpg) > [“I click on the deaths and read the names carefully, memorising them. Because here’s the simple truth—if I hadn’t taken the ship…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-revis/i-click-on-the-deaths-and-read-the-names-carefully-memorising-them/) [Beth Revis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-revis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82a/beth-revis-2212_death_i-click-on-the-deaths-and-read-the-names_233821.jpg) > [It would seem the people who want to preserve the Penans' way of life are condemning them to a life full of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahathir-mohamad/it-would-seem-the-people-who-want-to-preserve-the-penans-way-of-life/) [Mahathir Mohamad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahathir-mohamad/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e85/mahathir-mohamad-3562_condemning_it-would-seem-the-people-who-want-to-pre_296506.png) > [Because of the increasing rates of obesity, unhealthy eating habits and physical inactivity, we may see the first generation that will be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-carmona/because-of-the-increasing-rates-of-obesity-unhealthy-eating-habits/) [Richard Carmona](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-carmona/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9dd/richard-carmona-17754_eating_because-of-the-increasing-rates-of-obesi_1540647.jpg) > [“Our kids are the first generation in the history of America that has a shorter life span than their parents.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jen-hatmaker/our-kids-are-the-first-generation-in-the-history-of-america-that-has/) [Jen Hatmaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jen-hatmaker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a3/jen-hatmaker-4184_children_our-kids-are-the-first-generation-in-the_2204353.png) > [Elijah E. Cummings leaves behind an invaluable legacy as a congressman for Baltimore for more than two decades and as a champion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leana-s-wen/elijah-e-cummings-leaves-behind-an-invaluable-legacy-as-a-congressman/) [Leana S. Wen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leana-s-wen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/106/leana-s-wen-5829_champion_elijah-e-cummings-leaves-behind-an-inval_2828143.jpg) > [“the shorter your sleep, the shorter your life. The leading causes of disease and death in developed nations—diseases that are crippling health-care…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-walker/the-shorter-your-sleep-the-shorter-your-life-the-leading-causes-of/) [Matthew Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-walker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6fe/matthew-walker-9547_death_the-shorter-your-sleep-the-shorter-your_2860111.jpg) > [Look, there’s nothing I’m ever going to tell you about me that’s the truth. The more you know about me, the shorter…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherrilyn-kenyon/look-there-s-nothing-i-m-ever-going-to-tell-you-about-me-that-s-the/) [Sherrilyn Kenyon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherrilyn-kenyon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/384/sherrilyn-kenyon-25_facts_look-there-s-nothing-i-m-ever-going-to-t_2902433.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/shorter-life/#itemlist", "name": "Shorter Life Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The larger a star the shorter its life, but all the more fascinating its death. 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