Short Quotes

5248 Short quotes by 3398 unique authors

Life is too short because we die. — Christopher Locke
The State, in short, subjects people, whereas Society associates them voluntarily. — Felix Morley
The way to do much in a short time is to love much. People will do great things if they are stirred with enthusiasm and… — Janet Erskine Stuart
If the estimated age of the cosmos were shortened to seventy-two years, a human life would take about ten seconds. But look at time the… — Robert Grudin
I used to have a sort of spiky haircut and it just feels better to have short hair again. — Evan Dando
Jesus of Nazareth could have chosen simply to express Himself in moral precepts; but like a great poet He chose the form of the parable,… — Dudley Nichols
The very idea of marriage is basic to recognition as equals in our society any status short of that is inferior, unjust, and unconstitutional. — Ted Olson
Spraying to kill trees and and raspberry bushes after a clear-cut merely looks unaesthetic for a short time, but tree plantations are deliberate ecodeath. Yet,… — Bernd Heinrich
If it's really so wonderful that both partners have to work to make a living to pay for their house, for health insurance, someone is… — Eric Braeden
Extensions is you suddenly have long hair when you have short hair, and you can sleep with it and you have it forever, as long… — Nina Hagen
Alan Ladd was a marvelous person in his simplicity. In so many ways we were kindred spirits. We both were professionally conceived through Hollywood's search… — Veronica Lake
This is the dialectic - there is a very short distance between high art and trash, and trash that contains an element of craziness is… — Douglas Sirk
Most short stories have but one plot. The very best, however, have what I call a plot-and-a-half – that is, a main plot and a… — Elizabeth Sims
Ideas are powerful things, requiring not a studious contemplation but an action, even if it is only an inner action. Their acquisition obligates each man… — Midge Decter
For crying out loud, stop comparing and start living! And you'll be happier with your life, I guarantee. This is crucial: the most difficult thing… — Bo Sanchez
To attempt to commit the Church to social and political programs may be a short cut . . to escape from the more difficult and… — J. H. Oldham
In short, all things that please the natural man in this world, are, to a true Christian, only so many crosses and temptations, allurements of… — Johann Arndt
Life is too short not to order the bacon dessert. — George Takei
The applause of the audience is short-lived. When calls resound for an encore, we are called to direct our attention to our Master. — Dillon Burroughs
Life is short. Life is uncertain. But we know that we have today. And we have each other. I believe that for each of us,… — Eric Greitens
I think the biggest single thing that causes difficulty in the business world is the short-term view. We become obsessed with it. But it forces… — James Sinegal
If you desire truly to live you will cease trying to find magic tricks and short-cuts to life and learn the simple laws of being,… — Herbert M. Shelton
Science sometimes falls short when trying to fathom the depths of our essence - and our inspiration comes from that essence. — Lance Secretan
He who imitates what is evil always goes beyond the example that is set; on the contrary, he who imitates what is good always falls… — Francesco Guicciardini
The world is changing, but I am not changing with it. There is no e-reader or Kindle in my future. My philosophy is simple: Certain… — Joe Queenan

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