Shorter Quotes

258 quotes by 229 authors

It is right that he too should have his little chronicle, his memories, his reason, and be able to recognize the good in the bad,… — Samuel Beckett
Life is much shorter than I imagined it to be. — Abraham Cahan
If the childhood obesity epidemic remains unchecked, it will condemn many of our kids to shorter lives, as well as the emotional and financial burdens… — Richard Carmona
When my hair was shorter, I used to get it done every couple of days... but I got tired of that. — Hillary Clinton
The actual writing time is a lot shorter than the thinking time. I don't do too many notes. I keep it mostly in my head.… — Harlan Coben
The certainty that life cannot be long, and the probability that it will be much shorter than nature allows, ought to awaken every man to… — Samuel Johnson
Yesterday, everybody smoked his last cigar, took his last drink and swore his last oath. Today, we are a pious and exemplary community. Thirty days… — Mark Twain
Are people the best judges of their own happiness, or outsiders? In defining happiness, should we think of entire lives or of shorter periods such… — Sissela Bok
I called my cat William because no shorter name fits the dignity of his character. Poor old man, he has fits now, so I call… — Josh Billings
Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton
All that was required of them (i.e. the brain-washed masses) was a primitive patriotism which could be appealed to whenever it was necessary to make… — George Orwell
A drink is shorter than a tale — Omar Khayyam
And so I conclude that blood lives and is nourished of itself and in no way depends on any other part of the body as… — William Harvey
We have discovered with our new information systems that we can make all the appropriate checks and ensure public safety is not dented in any… — Robert Carson
You worthy critics, or whatever you may call yourselves, are ashamed or afraid of the momentary and passing madness which is found in all real… — Friedrich Schiller
If God had intended us not to masturbate, He would have made our arms shorter. — George Carlin
Neglect not your time, nor use it haphazardly; on the contrary you should bring yourself to account. Structure your litanies and other practices during each… — Al-Ghazali
In every free and deliberating society, there must, from the nature of man, be opposite parties, and violent dissensions and discords; and one of these,… — Thomas Jefferson
The time to work is shorter all the time and if you waste it you ... have committed a sin for which there is no… — Ernest Hemingway
I don't know if I'm particularly funny, I mean one of my legs is shorter than the other one, it makes everything look very awkward,… — Robert Pattinson

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