Shorter Quotes

258 quotes by 222 authors

The shorter and the plainer the better. — Beatrix Potter
By using vertical space more effectively, you not only make more room for greenery but shorter commutes also mean less pressure on CO2 emission problems… — Minoru Mori
It is shorter to state the things forbidden than the things permitted; precisely because most things are permitted and only a few things forbidden. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
These microscopic organisms form an entire world composed of species, families and varieties whose history, which has barely begun to be written, is already fertile… — Louis Pasteur
If my time with my kids is shorter than it was yesterday, it's better than nothing. — Maya Rudolph
I like to write a joke without any fat on it.The shorter the better. I cater for people with ADD, basically. — Jimmy Carr
The 'medical examination' to which abductees are said to be subjected, often accompanied by sadistic sexual manipulation, is reminiscient of the medieval tales of encounters… — Jacques Vallee
If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Thoughts turn to other's just a little more this time of year. Days grow shorter and memories grow longer. Families and friends gather in celebration… — James A. Murphy III
The life of man is long, perhaps longer than necessary Or perhaps it is shorter than necessary? — Naz?m Hikmet
Always be shorter than anybody dared to hope. — Unknown Author
One is taller. The other is shorter. — Yao Ming
I like young girls. Their stories are shorter. — Thomas McGuane
He who sups with the devil had better have a long spoon. The devilry of modernity has its own magic: The [believer] who sups with… — Peter L. Berger
I'm going to a commune in Vermont and will deal with no unit of time shorter than a season. — Tracy Kidder
Along a series of lines running from longer to shorter wavelengths the effect of the electric field becomes greater as the serial numbers increase -… — Johannes Stark
Customers want brands that are narrow in scope and distinguishable by a single word, the shorter the better. — Al Ries
I even believe in helping an employer function more productively. For then, we will have a claim to higher wages, shorter hours, and greater participation… — Sidney Hillman
Brilliant thinking is rare, but courage is in even shorter supply than genius. — Peter Thiel
Hitting a shorter club to these greens means a great, great deal. Younger players are so much more capable length-wise. — Ben Crenshaw

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222 authors contributed a total of 258 Shorter Quotes, led by these top contributors: