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5248 Short quotes by 3398 unique authors

But if we leave them alone, just satisfying ourselves with social work, economic work and the building up of a national army, it can make… — Bulent Ecevit
Desire to know why, and how curiosity, which is a lust of the mind, that a perseverance of delight in the continued and indefatigable generation… — Thomas Hobbes
If our knowledge is, as I believe, only an island in an infinite sea of ignorance, how can we in our short lifetime find satisfaction… — Daniel J. Boorstin
Memory never recaptures reality. Memory reconstructs. All reconstructions change the original, becoming external frames of reference that inevitably fall short. — Frank Herbert
The emotions of the ignorant man are continuously kept at a pitch by the most blood-curdling stories about Anarchism. Not a thing too outrageous to… — Emma Goldman
According to the most trustworthy statistics the number of adult Dullards in the United States is but little short of thirty millions, including the statisticians. — Ambrose Bierce
Some things are up to us [eph' hêmin] and some things are not up to us. Our opinions are up to us, and our impulses,… — Epictetus
It is easier to achieve a desired result in short pieces. — Gustav Mahler
Every man must have freedom, must have the scope to form, test, and act upon his own choices, for any sort of development of his… — Murray Rothbard
Cutting government spending and government intrusion in the economy will almost surely involve immediate gain for the many, short-term pain for the few, and long-term… — Milton Friedman
In short, killing the goose that lays the golden egg is a viable political strategy, so long as the goose does not die before the… — Thomas Sowell
When launching a product called an Energy Drink and named Red Bull, a product that stimulates body and mind, it is a short step to… — Dietrich Mateschitz
A pleasant aperitif, as well as a good chaser for a short quick whiskey, as well again for a fine supper drink, is beer. — M.F.K. Fisher
It is not fear that stops you from doing the brave and true thing in your daily life. Rather, the problem is avoidance. You want… — Harriet Lerner
The art of not reading is a very important one. It consists in not taking an interest in whatever may be engaging the attention of… — Arthur Schopenhauer
Short shrift is made of the Jews in all eastern occupied areas. Tens of thousands of them are liquidated. — Joseph Goebbels
One can reach the gates of hell just as easily by short steps as by large. — Douglas Preston
The short, unhappy life of a corn-fed feedlot steer represents the ultimate triumph of industrial thinking over the logic of evolution. — Michael Pollan
I was frustrated because I couldn't get going, as I was trying to figure out how to make films. I had various jobs, I taught… — David O. Russell
Art indeed is long, but life is short. — Andrew Marvell
Countless people, suffering from many different diseases, stand to benefit from the answers stem cell research can provide. We owe it to ourselves and to… — Nancy Reagan
The sweetness of love is short-lived, but the pain endures. — Thomas Malory
In short, Beauty is everywhere. It is not that she is lacking to our eye, but our eyes which fail to perceive her. Beauty is… — Auguste Rodin
The rain forest has Sting. Now Siberia has Jack Dee. Someone had to draw the short straw. In this case it was the rain forest. — Jack Dee
Life is short. Forgive quickly. Kiss slowly. — Robert Doisneau

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