Short Time Quotes

196 Short Time quotes by 168 unique authors

God hath given to man a short time here upon earth, and yet upon this short time eternity depends. — Jeremy Taylor
I thought, I'm only going to be on this planet once, and only for a short time. What can I do with my life that… — John Templeton
My grandmother lived with us for a short time while I was a child. Old people tend to be slightly more eccentric - they can… — Julie Walters
The attitude is we live and let live. This is actually an amazing change in values in a rather short time and it's an example… — Tom Wolfe
Every new medium has, within a short time of its introduction, been condemned as a threat to young people. Pulp novels would destroy their morals,… — Hanna Rosin
A man sets out to draw the world. As the years go by, he peoples a space with images of provinces, kingdoms, mountains, bays, ships,… — Jorge Luis Borges
Parting is inevitably painful, even for a short time. It's like an amputation, I feel a limb is being torn off, without which I shall… — Anne Morrow Lindbergh
A short time later, when the carpenter was taking measurements for the coffin, through the window they saw a light rain of tiny yellow flowers… — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
This was her, Mick Kelly, walking in the daytime and by herself at night. In the hot sun and in the dark with all the… — Carson McCullers
The Bible was the only book he read. He didn't read it often but when he did he wore his mother's glasses. They tired his… — Flannery O'Connor
Knowing you are alive is watching on every side your generation's short time falling away as fast as rivers drop through air, and feeling it… — Annie Dillard
how can you love a little cat so much in such a short short time? — Sharon Creech
For a short time, I hated them. But when you think about it, what good does that do?It takes so much to hold on to… — Harlan Coben
When she expressed a doubtful hope that Tinker Bell would be glad to see her, he said, â€˜Who is Tinker Bell?â€™ â€˜O Peter,â€™ she said,… — James M. Barrie
Fairies donâ€™t live long, but they are so little that a short time seems a good while to them — James M. Barrie
Another thing is, people lose perspective. It is a cultural trait in America to think in terms of very short time periods. My advice is:… — Winona LaDuke
[T]he truth is that drug addicts have a disease. It only takes a short time in the streets to realize that out-of-control addiction is a… — Jay-Z
Dear John, There's so much I want to say to you, but I'm not sure where I should begin. Should I start by telling you… — Nicholas Sparks
Who is there today who still cares about a well-finished death? No one. Even the rich, who could after all afford this luxury, are beginning… — Rainer Maria Rilke
We each exist for but a short time, and in that time explore but a small part of the whole universe — Stephen Hawking

Who Wrote These Short Time Quotes

168 authors contributed a total of 196 Short Time Quotes, led by these top contributors: