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5248 Short quotes by 3398 unique authors

Because life is short but sweet for certain We're climbing two by two To be sure these days continue These things we cannot change — Dave Matthews
Because life is short but sweet for certain — Dave Matthews
We hear much of special interest groups. Well, our concern must be for a special interest group that has been too long neglected. It knows… — Ronald Reagan
Next Monday the Convention in Virginia will assemble; we have still good hopes of its adoption here: though by no great plurality of votes. South… — George Washington
In the formation of our constitution the wisdom of all ages is collected-the legislators of antiquity are consulted, as well as the opinions and interests… — Noah Webster
The administration of private justice between the citizens of the same state, the supervision of agriculture and of other concerns of a similar nature, all… — Alexander Hamilton
Nothing short of self-respect and that justice which is essential to a national character ought to involve us in war. — George Washington
To build and sustain brands people love and trust, one must focus-not only on today but also on tomorrow. It's not easy...but balancing the short… — Irene Rosenfeld
We go, in winter's biting wind, On many a short-lived winter day, With aching back but willing mind To dig and double dig the clay. — Ruth Pitter
Dogs love company. They place it first on their short list of needs. — J. R. Ackerley
I would never use a long word, even, where a short one would answer the purpose. — Oliver Wendell Holmes
If it were possible to transfer the methods of physical or of biological science directly to the study of man, the transfer would long ago… — Unknown Author
Here there is no hope, and consequently no duty, no work, nothing to be gained by praying, nothing to be lost by doing what you… — George Bernard Shaw
I love eulogies. They are the most moving kind of speech because they attempt to pluck meaning from the fog, and on short order, when… — Peggy Noonan
I cannot be a materialist - but Oh, how is it possible that a God who speaks to all hearts can let Belgravia go laughing… — D. H. Lawrence
I came into this world black, naked and ugly. And no matter how much I accumulate here, it's a short journey. I will go out… — Screamin' Jay Hawkins
I spent thirty-three years in the Marines, most of my time being a hlgh class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street and the… — Michael Parenti
It appears to me, then, little short of a miracle, that the Delegates from so many different States . . . should unite in forming… — George Washington
The genius of Republican liberty, seems to demand on one side, not only that all power should be derived from the people; but, that those… — James Madison
"The ultimate recession": a recession caused not by failed regulation and bankers' greed, but by very high oil prices, food and water shortages, disappearing forests,… — Jonathon Porritt
There is simply no dignified way for a woman to live alone. Oh, she can get along financially perhaps (though not nearly as well as… — Erica Jong
Life is too short to hold a grudge, also too long. — Robert Breault
In the course of this short tour, I became convinced that we must turn to the New World if we wish to see in perfection… — Charles Lyell
In my own time there have been inventions of this sort, transparent windows tubes for diffusing warmth equally through all parts of a building short-hand,… — Seneca the Younger
As a songwriter, I try not to be sloppy; same with the music. You can be very lean, very efficient, so you're not wasting a… — John Fogerty

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