Shortly Quotes

175 Shortly quotes by 160 unique authors

It was one of those hot, silent nights, when people sit at windows listening for the thunder which they know will shortly break; when they… — Charles Dickens
In a way, the Nobel Prize has been something of a pain in the neck, though there was at least one time that I got… — Richard P. Feynman
Telephone message on his manager's answering machine shortly before dying of heroin overdose: I need help bad, man. — Jimi Hendrix
It might be thought the height of poor taste to ascribe good fortune to a healthy man with a young family struck down at the… — Tony Judt
A brave world, sir, full of religion, knavery, and change: we shall shortly see better days. — Aphra Behn
Had a nice conversation with Tim Cook today. Discussed my opinion that a larger buyback should be done now. We plan to speak again shortly. — Carl Icahn
Taking sides is the beginning of sincerity, and earnestness follows shortly afterwards, and the human being becomes a bore. — Oscar Wilde
A scrupulous writer in every sentence that he writes will ask himself. . . What am I trying to say? What words will express it?...And… — George Orwell
The majority of persons choose their wives with as little prudence as they eat. They see a troll with nothing else to recommend her but… — Edward Dahlberg
My mother died of metastatic colorectal cancer shortly before three P.M. on Christmas Day of 2008. I don't know the exact time of her death,… — Meghan O'Rourke
The East India Company established a monopoly over the production of opium, shortly after taking over Bengal. — Robert Trout
In these gaudy times, we think we will shortly reach the point where everything is known, but the fact is we are ignoring the essential,… — Georges Rouault
Shortly after the end of last season, I felt that I probably would not return for the 1999-2000 season. I also felt that I should… — Barry Sanders
When I got traded to the California Angels, I really wasn't that excited about going to the Angels because it meant changing leagues and also… — Nolan Ryan
I met Bill Clinton in 1977 while I was working as a news reporter for KARK-TV in Little Rock, Arkansas. Shortly after we met, we… — Gennifer Flowers
My family came in 1635 from England and settled in Williamsburg. Shortly after, they split up; half went to New England and half stayed in… — Robert Ballard
My entire life has really revolved around music that was written about the time that I was born, 1908, to just before the First World… — Elliott Carter
You have underestimated my power, as you will shortly discover. — Paul Simon
I'm trying to let winning the world championships settle in right now before I begin training again shortly. During the skating season, we skate on… — Clara Hughes
I left Beijing in 1987, shortly before my books were banned there, but have returned continually. — Ma Jian

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