Span Quotes

276 quotes by 255 authors

The Span of Life is too short to be trifled away in unconcerning and unprofitable Matters. — Mary Astell
I had two family members involved in World War I: two great-uncles. One of them is on a memorial in France. And the other was… — Ben Barnes
In one century, we've added 28 years to our average life span - a change so rapid that our brains couldn't possibly have evolved to… — Martha Beck
In the span of my own lifetime I observed such wondrous progress in plant evolution that I look forward optimistically to a healthy, happy world… — Luther Burbank
I would never have been a good scientist - my attention span was too short for that. — Octavia Butler
Although we take it for granted, sanitation is a physical measure that has probably done more to increase human life span than any kind of… — Deepak Chopra
Children from like 8 and even up to the college age - Spider-Man appeals to a fairly broad demographic but, like I said, a mean… — Thomas Haden Church
Using any reasonable definition of a scientist, we can say that 80 to 90 percent of all the scientists that have ever lived are alive… — Derek J. de Solla Price
A large volume of adventures may be grasped within this little span of life, by him who interests his heart in everything. — Laurence Sterne
People seek within a short span of life to satisfy a thousand desires, each of which is insatiable. — Oliver Goldsmith
When I contemplate the accumulation of guilt and remorse which, like a garbage-can, I carry through life, and which is fed not only by the… — Cyril Connolly
He has the attention span of a lightning bolt. — Robert Redford
I don't know what's wrong with my television set. I was getting C-Span and the Home Shopping Network on the same station. I actually bought… — Bruce Baum
During my span of life science has become a matter of public concern and the l'art pour l'art standpoint of my youth is now obsolete.… — Max Born
Positivity doesn't just change the contents of your mind...It widens the span of possibilities that you see. — Barbara Fredrickson
To obtain the pure silence necessary for the disciple, the heart and emotions, the brain and its intellectualisms, have to be put aside. Both are… — Mabel Collins
In the end, the American dream is not a sprint, or even a marathon, but a relay. Our families don't always cross the finish line… — Julian Castro
The tree which needs two arms to span its girth sprang from the tiniest shoot. Yon tower, nine stories high, rose from a little mound… — Laozi
Every problem has a limited life span. — Robert H. Schuller
There are babies a span long in hell. — John Calvin

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