Brief Quotes

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SeÃ¡n Manchester is, unsurprisingly, very well read in both classical and more recent sources on vampires and vampirism, and cites them with great authority while… — Joe McNally
Events are the ephemera of history; they pass across its stage like fireflies, hardly glimpsed before they settle back into darkness and as often as… — Fernand Braudel
Travel is like a tonic to me. It's more than just getting away from the studio for a brief rest. I need it to recharge… — Norman Rockwell
Moments of crisis, like the shooting in Newtown, tend to produce brief spikes of popular interest in gun control. My research on media attention suggests… — Ethan Zuckerman
Those who believe for a while make only a brief tour in the kingdom, though thereafter they often feel qualified to inform those who know… — Neal A. Maxwell
Our greatest gain is to lose the wealth that is of such brief duration and, by comparison with eternal things, of such little worth; yet… — Teresa of Avila
The aim of public education is not to spread enlightenment at all; it is simply to reduce as many individuals as possible to the same… — H. L. Mencken
Even those who identify themselves as libertarians follow an overtly anti-rationalist philosophy, as even a brief acquaintance with the work of Friedrich Hayek should make… — Philip E. Agre
You only have one life. And you only have one life of worship. You have one brief opportunity in time to declare your allegiance, to… — Louie Giglio
The great thing that strikes you on looking back is how quickly you have come-how very brief is the span of life on this earth.… — Robert Baden-Powell
It is an experiment worth trying to be alone and to be quiet for a brief period every day. Under city conditions it may be… — Robert McCracken
Spend your brief moment according to nature's law, and serenely greet the journey's end as an olive falls when it is ripe, blessing the branch… — Marcus Aurelius
...diabolical error, when it has artfully colored its lies, easily clothes itself in the likeness of truth while very brief additions or changes corrupt the… — Pope Clement XIII
But sea power has never led to despotism. The nations that have enjoyed sea power even for a brief period-Athens, Scandinavia, the Netherlands, England, the… — Samuel Eliot Morison
Christ is still in Christmas, and for one brief season the secular world broadcasts the message of Christ over every radio station and television channel… — R C Sproul
We are seeing, then, that our experience is altogether momentary. From one point of view, each moment is so elusive and so brief that we… — Alan Watts
We heard recently the touching story of a young flier who was killed in action. Before he died, he had time to scrawl only a… — James Keller
Certain brief sentences are peerless in their ability to give one the feeling that nothing remains to be said. — Jean Rostand
To the designer, great design is beautiful design. A significant amount of effort must be placed into making the product attractive. To the client, great… — Joshua Johnson
Life is such an effort, Child. It's a war that is renewed each day, and its moments of joy are brief parentheses for which you… — Oriana Fallaci

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