Shorter Quotes

258 Shorter quotes by 222 unique authors

I have made this letter longer than usual, only because I have not had the time to make it shorter. — Blaise Pascal
The present letter is a very long one, simply because I had no leisure to make it shorter. — Blaise Pascal
If he's having a good day and running the right race, nobody can beat Frank Shorter at 10,000 meters... nobody except me. — Steve Prefontaine
As we grow older, our bodies get shorter and our anecdotes longer. — Robert Quillen
When I get off the plane in England I always feel about two inches shorter. — Alan Rickman
The shorter the chain between raw food and fork, the fresher it is and the more transparent the system is. — Joel Salatin
I made sure no butt cheek hung out. You know, the original Daisy, Catherine Bach's shorts were shorter than mine. — Jessica Simpson
My career was obviously cut shorter than I wanted it to be. — Eliot Spitzer
It is strange that the years teach us patience; that the shorter our time, the greater our capacity for waiting. — Elizabeth Taylor
In general, shorter is better. If you can encapsulate your idea into a single captivating sentence, you're halfway home. — Len Wein
It is easier for a man to be loyal to his club than to his planet; the bylaws are shorter, and he is personally acquainted… — Elwyn Brooks White
In individual industries where female labour pays an important role, any movement advocating better wages, shorter working hours, etc., would not be doomed from the… — Clara Zetkin
… people didn't seem to be able to remember what it was like with the elves around. Life was certainly more interesting then, but usually… — Terry Pratchett
Let'sss just kill him," said the shorter Ra'zac. "He has caused us much grief." The taller one ran his finger down his sword. "A good… — Christopher Paolini
If you're 50 years old or younger, give every book about 50 pages before you decide to commit yourself to reading it, or give it… — Nancy Pearl
Whatever he says, let his inner resolution be not to bear whatever comes to him, but to bear it 'for a reasonable period'--and let the… — C.S. Lewis
The truth is, of course, that the curtness of the Ten Commandments is an evidence, not of the gloom and narrowness of a religion, but,… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
So, this is a rabbit, I thought. He sort of looks like Chester, only he's got longer ears and a shorter tail. And a motor… — James Howe
We of this age have discovered a shorter, and more prudent method to become scholars and wits, without the fatigue of reading or of thinking. — Jonathan Swift
...when a sentence is made stronger, it usually becomes shorter. Thus, brevity is a by-product of vigor. — William Strunk, Jr.
Give me by all means the shorter and nobler life, instead of one that is longer but of less account! — Epictetus
Everybody wants to be fancy and new. Nobody wants to be themselves. I mean, maybe people want to be themselves, but they want to be… — Donald Miller
Look, there’s nothing I’m ever going to tell you about me that’s the truth. The more you know about me, the shorter your life span… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
I turned to leave and paused before the gap in the ruined wall. "One last thing, Your Majesty. I'd like a name I can put… — Ilona Andrews
Everyone grieves in different ways. For some, it could take longer or shorter. I do know it never disappears. An ember still smolders inside me.… — Maria V. Snyder

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