Spans Quotes

55 Spans quotes by 51 unique authors

I get a little cranky with the whole business about kids not having attention spans. This reminds me of the usual business of thinking that… — Robin McKinley
No one can be certain where a nation which spans two continents, whose history begins in the faint traces of early civilization, a nation now… — Harrison Salisbury
Those revolutions are not strictly incessant; they occur in discrete rushes which are separated from each other by spans of comparative quiet. The process as… — Joseph A. Schumpeter
Land of snap decisions, land of short attention spans, nothing is savored long enough to really understand. — Joni Mitchell
Dogs have such short life spans, it's like a concentrated version of a human life. When they get older, they become much more like our… — Caroline Knapp
It's not our fault our generation has short attention spans, Dad. We watch an appalling amount of TV. — Yeardley Smith
Attention spans are changing. It's very noticeable. I am very aware that the kind of books I read in my childhood kids now won't be… — Cressida Cowell
The dominant theory coming out of Hollywood is that peoples' attention spans are getting shorter and shorter and they need more stimulation. — Brian Eno
Do you know why language manifests itself the way it does in my work? It's because I understand short attention spans. — Barbara Kruger
By adopting a wonderful mutt, you'll save a life and help reduce animal homelessness while also boosting your chances of a more robust new furry… — Ingrid Newkirk
To be clear, I worry as much about the impact of the Internet as anyone else. I worry about shortening attention spans, the physical cost… — Andrew Weil
I would like to know that I was still going to be employed as a woman well into my 60s. In acting terms, a career… — Romola Garai
Every fairy tale, it seems, concludes with the bland phrase "happily ever after." Yet every couple I have ever known would agree that nothing about… — Catherine Gilbert Murdock
He fell in love with Manhattan's skyline, like a first-time brothel guest falling for a seasoned professional. He mused over her reflections in the black… — Arthur Phillips
He spent a lot of time flying. He learnt to communicate with birds and discovered that their conversation was fantastically boring. It was all to… — Douglas Adams
Each smallest act of kindness, reverberates across great distances and spans of time --affecting lives unknown to the one who’s generous spirit, was the source… — Dean Koontz
Now, for my younger viewers out there, a book is something we used to have before the internet. It’s sort of a blog for people… — Stephen Colbert
The media, the polls and our legislatures fortunately have short attention spans. — John Gutfreund
With so many young playwrights, the true craft of writing for living voices is not what it used to be. They write for attention spans… — Athol Fugard
Protecting the dignity and the security our seniors have earned is a commitment that spans generations and party lines. — Tom Rooney
The stupendous time spans of the evolutionary past are now part of common culture (though maybe not in the United States Bible Belt, nor in… — Martin Rees
As the owner of the Arison Group, a philanthropic and business enterprise that spans across 40 countries in 5 continents, my ongoing challenge is to… — Shari Arison
People have really long attention spans, and they love complicated plots. TV series are giving the audience what they want. — Kevin Spacey
For years, particularly with the advent of the Internet, people have been griping about lessening attention spans. — Kevin Spacey
Dreams are, by definition, cursed with short life spans. — Candice Bergen

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