Quotes about In a Short Time

When an opponent declares, "I will not come over to your side," I calmly say, "Your child belongs to us already...What are you? You will pass on. Your descendants, however, now stand in the new camp. In a short time they will know nothing else but this new community." Votes: 3

Problems of 35 years cannot be resolved in a short period of time. Votes: 2

Life is just a short period of time in which you are alive. Votes: 2

In a very short period of time, actors can become kind of relevant and hot. Votes: 2

You have only a short period of time in your life to make your mark, and I'm there now. Votes: 2

In a very short time the army of Northern Virginia was face to face with the Army of the Potomac. Votes: 2

To give a character life in a short space of time, it helps if you arrive on screen with a past. Votes: 2

A lot of the state-sponsored growth in India was just too fast. You went from cradle to Nirvana in a short period of time. Votes: 2

Future shock is the shattering stress and disorientation that we induce in individuals by subjecting them to too much change in too short a time. Votes: 2

Time is short, life is short, there's a lot to know. So I skip the entertainers in the newspaper now. I just haven't got time. Votes: 2

A trail through the mountains, if used, becomes a path in a short time, but, if unused, becomes blocked by grass in an equally short time. Votes: 2

I feel that everything I do in my life I can do in a shorter time than most men can. It's the quality, not the quantity. Votes: 2

TV directing is fine because you can come in and do a TV show in a relatively short period of time, and that can pay the bills. Votes: 2

A good athlete always mentally replays a competition over and over, even in victory, to see what might be done to improve the performance the next time. Votes: 2

I'm a fan of short horror fiction... in fact, the most memorable horror I've read is of the short variety... but I have a hard time pulling it off myself. Votes: 2

I started in law school in '71 and graduated in '74. So I was training for the Olympics, running or averaging around 20 miles a day and going to law school full time. Votes: 2

I'm always watching people over a short time frame, putting them in an extreme position. Sometimes you don't see the humanity in a person because the time frame is so short and the circumstance so extreme. Votes: 2

If you are working in an office, where do you find the time to write a novel? But you can finish a short story in five pages. Furthermore, a short story is a perfect place to learn the craft. Votes: 2

I think a benefit is that we try to put it up in a short time. From the decision to do this mission until we fly, it's six months and one week or so, so it's a very short time. Votes: 2

I love short track. I competed in short track, I was a world champion in 1986 but at that point in time it wasn't in the Olympic Games so I moved into long track. Short track is a blast to skate and it's a blast to watch. Votes: 2

I was very young at the time, and I mainly appreciated their vocal qualities, even though I was already living as they did - as black performers in a white world. Votes: 2

Time is long but life is short. Votes: 0

I've lived three lifetimes in my short time. Votes: 0

Short time seems long in sorrow's sharp sustaining. Votes: 0

Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Votes: 0

We're here for such a short period of time. Votes: 0

Life is short, I have no time for drama. Votes: 0

Swift was the race, but short the time to run. Votes: 0

Time is short and full, like an outgrown Frock - . Votes: 0

It's a town you come to for a short time. Votes: 0

Life is short but there is always time for courtesy. Votes: 0

Life is too short to spend your time avoiding failure, Votes: 0

Give time and permit a short delay, impetuosity ruins everything. Votes: 0

Work is hard. Distractions are plentiful. And time is short. Votes: 0

Time, how short-eternity, how long! Death, how brief-immortali ty, how endless! Votes: 0

Don't waste your time, it is too short, Valuable and irreplaceable. Votes: 0

Life, however short, is made still shorter by waste of time. Votes: 0

life is short and information endless: nobody has time for everything Votes: 0

There's not enough time to be disrespecting... Life is too short. Votes: 0

And nobody had told them that they were short on time. Votes: 0

As I've said before, time is short, and life is precious. Votes: 0

Life is too short. I don't have time to speak slowly. Votes: 0

Life is short, and time is swift; Roses fade, and shadows shift. Votes: 0

Life is too short to waste time on books that end badly Votes: 0

Time is of the essence - and I'm very short of essence. Votes: 0

Life's too short to be sat at home writing all the time. Votes: 0

I've seen Congress do some remarkable things within a short period of time. Votes: 0

Time is short. We have at most a decade to sharply reverse course. Votes: 0

You only live a short time... and you are dead a long time. Votes: 0

The time is short. Eternity is long. It is the time of decision. Votes: 0

Reflect as if you have all of time, even when time is short. Votes: 0

I'm not here for a long time. I'm here for a short time Votes: 0

I was born at St. John's, where they lived for a short time. Votes: 0

The distance of a voice, is only a short time away from touch. Votes: 0

Life is not so short but that there is always time for courtesy Votes: 0

Embrace your uniqueness. Time is much too short to be living someone else's life. Votes: 0

Beautiful is the bloom of youth, but it lasts only for a short time. Votes: 0

You only live once, for a very short time. So make every second devine. Votes: 0

Some people are like popular songs that you only sing for a short time. Votes: 0

Life is not so short but that there is always time enough for courtesy. Votes: 0

the time of life is short; To spend that shortness basely were too long. Votes: 0

Life is too short to waste time on things that have no lasting significance. Votes: 0

Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friends Votes: 0

Cease-fire is important, but it can last only for a very, very, very short time. Votes: 0

Man's pleasure is a short time growing And it falls to the ground As quickly. Votes: 0

We called him Barney for short. We couldn't use his real name, there wasn't time. Votes: 0

Our work is great; our time is short; the consequences of our labors are infinite. Votes: 0

And perhaps the greatest blessing was that we never knew how short the time was. Votes: 0

How sweet for those faring badly to forget their misfortunes even for a short time. Votes: 0

Life is too short, and the time we waste in yawning never can be regained. Votes: 0

Life is short. Don't miss opportunities to spend time with the people that you love. Votes: 0

how can you love a little cat so much in such a short short time? Votes: 0

Short as life is, we make it still shorter by the careless waste of time. Votes: 0

There is time to go long, time to go short and time to go fishing. Votes: 0

The days are too short even for love; how can there be enough time for quarreling? Votes: 0

Nothing extraordinary happens to a cricketer if you time his career - which is very short. Votes: 0

Life is so short, no time to spare, so choose carefully, love intensely and live blissfully. Votes: 0

Oh, time is short and the days are sweet and passion rules the arrow that flies. Votes: 0

There's never peace in war.perhaps it exists in one's mind at the time however short-lived Votes: 0

If you're short on time, that would be the two-word version of our story: we fell. Votes: 0

Short is the little time which remains to thee of life. Live as on a mountain. Votes: 0

We live a short enough time on this earth. A man should do what he loves. Votes: 0

Life is a short walk. There is so little time and so much living to achieve. Votes: 0

This body is not a home, but an inn; and that only for a short time. Votes: 0

The use of music is to remind us how short a time we have a body. Votes: 0

I didn't have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead. Votes: 0

Twitter lets me hear from a lot of people in a very short period of time. Votes: 0

O! how short a time does it take to put an end to a woman's liberty! Votes: 0

We have got a very short time to turn climate change around otherwise we will all die. Votes: 0

Every leaf knows that time is very short. All life must be lived before the autumn comes! Votes: 0

When men are not regretting that life is so short, they are doing something to kill time. Votes: 0

An inadequate chief executive officer's time at the top is always too long no matter how short. Votes: 0

What is a thousand years? Time is short for one who thinks, endless for one who yearns. Votes: 0

And who's to say that just because something lasts only a short time, it has little value? Votes: 0

Life is too short to waste time harboring bad feelings about anyone. Forgive, forget, then move on! Votes: 0

Time is strange. A moment can be as short as a breath, or as long as eternity. Votes: 0

We play short songs and short sets for people who don't have a lot of spare time. Votes: 0

I was for a short time on the baseball team as shortstop, where I was no good. Votes: 0

Being short never bothered me for three seconds. The rest of the time I wanted to commit suicide. Votes: 0

I love experiencing other people's realities, seeing the world through their eyes for a short period of time. Votes: 0

Stop wasting time! Time is growing short for you to accomplish what you came to Earth to do! Votes: 0

Last time Congress passed a major six-year transportation bill was in 1997, since then there have been 21 short-term extensions. Votes: 0

Teams are successful when they are focused, have a short cycle time, and are supported by the executives. Votes: 0

We're here for such a short amount of time. Why do we spend any of it building sandcastles? Votes: 0

The short successes that can be gained in a brief time and without difficulty, are not worth much. Votes: 0

You do things so fast, you end up having so many different lifestyles all in one short time. Votes: 0

I tried painting for a short time and realized that I was not a child prodigy at painting. Votes: 0

The journey of life is too short as compare with the journey of time, so keep your time. Votes: 0

I was a lawyer for 10 years - a short time, but it molded me into who I am. Votes: 0

It's not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it. Votes: 0

Hate is baggage. Life's too short to be pissed off all the time. It's just not worth it. Votes: 0

I'm going to make a long speech because I've not had the time to prepare a short one. Votes: 0

I even had the illusion, for a very short time, that I could become a medium pace bowler. Votes: 0

I am long on ideas, but short on time. I expect to live to be only about a hundred. Votes: 0

You do a film for a short time period - you put it all out there and move on. Votes: 0

The Irish sometimes make and keep a vow against whiskey; these vows are usually limited to a short time. Votes: 0

Does marriage have such a revolutionary power that a long-established habit can be overthrown in such a short time? Votes: 0

The President has a short time to let people know that he is serious about getting spending under control. Votes: 0

The only things you can truly love after such a short time are ice cream flavors and comfortable shoes. Votes: 0

Nullum ad nocendum tempus angustum est malis. No time is too short for the wicked to injure their neighbors. Votes: 0

I believe that you're here on Earth for a short time, and while you're here, you shouldn't forget it. Votes: 0

Any time spent before the Eucharistic presence, be it long or short, is the best-spent time of our lives. Votes: 0

...We can work it out. Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend. Votes: 0

It's up to you how you waste your time and money. I'm staying here to read: life's too short. Votes: 0

Life is short. Ricky and I realize how lucky we were. We want to be together all the time. Votes: 0

God hath given to man a short time here upon earth, and yet upon this short time eternity depends. Votes: 0

I am, a stride at a time. A very short space of time through very short time of space. Votes: 0

Eternity is not an everlasting flux of time, but time is as a short parenthesis in a long period. Votes: 0

You can't do good work on a short-term contract. You need to be engaged over a period of time. Votes: 0

We have a finite amount of time. Whether short or long, it doesn't matter. Life is to be lived. Votes: 0

The generations of living things pass in a short time, and like runners hand on the torch of life Votes: 0

Without a doubt, rowing is the hardest thing you can attempt to learn in a short period of time. Votes: 0

Hang in there. It is astonishing how short a time it can take for very wonderful things to happen. Votes: 0

Fairies don't live long, but they are so little that a short time seems a good while to them Votes: 0

Never before in history has innovation offered promise of so much to so many in so short a time. Votes: 0

We push time from us, and we wish him back; * * * * * * Life we think long and short; death seek and shun. Votes: 0

Every time you compete, try harder to improve on your last performance. Give nothing short of your very best effort. Votes: 0

I don't waste time being soft. I'm not cold, but I don't like being, wasting my time with-life's too short. Votes: 0

A non-analogue image has an extremely compressed life. It starts as this and, in increasingly short time spans, becomes that. Votes: 0

If you're young enough, any kind of writing you do for a short period of time is a marvelous apprenticeship. Votes: 0

Curse ruthless time! Curse our mortality. How cruelly short is the allotted span for all we must cram into it! Votes: 0

Sometimes doing a movie for a short period of time is better than committing eight months to a television show. Votes: 0

Social science virtually abhors the event. Not without reason; the short-term is the most capricious and deceptive form of time. Votes: 0

Obviously not a Stephen King level writer, but I'd written short stories and short fiction, from the time I was 12. Votes: 0

Our lives are so short. And our time on this planet is so precious. All we have is each other. Votes: 0

Not since the British raided Cologne had so many bombs landed in such a small space in such a short time. Votes: 0

I did learn Chinese kung-fu in a school for a short time, but I couldn't afford to pay for long-term learning. Votes: 0

Attention to any subject will in a short time render it attractive, be it ever so disagreeable and tedious at first. Votes: 0

For my own part, I had rather be old only a short time than be old before I really am so. Votes: 0

Aunt Jane observed, the second time She tumbled off a bus, 'The step is short from the Sublime To the Ridiculous. Votes: 0

The Ruts were a great punk rock band from England whose songs were as excellent as their time together was short. Votes: 0

There is no time so short as the time between when your kids stop wrecking your furniture and your grandchildren start. Votes: 0

When you want to say something very important, tell it with a short sentence! There is no time for long stories! Votes: 0

All who drink of this remedy recover in a short time except those whom it does not help, who all die. Votes: 0

Like flossing, frequent engagement with a product, especially over a short period of time, increases the likelihood of forming new routines. Votes: 0

Fantasies were safe. It was a break from reality. A chance to act on desires for a short period of time. Votes: 0

Time is short. Eternity is long. It is only reasonable that this short life be lived in the light of eternity. Votes: 0

Experience has shown us that virtue puts down only shallow roots in those who are there for just a short time Votes: 0

I believe that life is short, and there is too much time wasted bearing grudges, and I like to move on. Votes: 0

Always the eternal optimist, President Reagan instilled confidence and optimism at a time both were in short supply in our country. Votes: 0

Most of the people who will walk after me will be children, so make the beat keep time with short steps. Votes: 0

I actually went to film school and was making experimental films for a short time, so it wasn't such a leap. Votes: 0

Could you visit me in dreams? That would cheer me.Sweet to see friends in the night, however short the time. Votes: 0

I realized that even if we went on talking till Judgment Day, I would still find the time all too short. Votes: 0

When you stack up all the years we are allowed against all there is to read, time is very short indeed. Votes: 0

We each exist for but a short time, and in that time explore but a small part of the whole universe Votes: 0

My breasts are beautiful, and I gotta tell you, they've gotten a lot of attention for what is relatively short screen time Votes: 0

Prose cannot compete with the economy of poetry, the ability to have a full artistic experience in a short period of time. Votes: 0

My breasts are beautiful, and I gotta tell you, they've gotten a lot of attention for what is relatively short screen time. Votes: 0

Songwriters are expanding time rather than compressing time. My short stories tend to be old fashioned, with a beginning, middle and end. Votes: 0

The West has made people too time-conscious, not knowing where they are going but speeding to get there because time is short. Votes: 0

Life is incredibly short, yet we're always told that change takes time. For a race of mortals, dicking around just isn't acceptable. Votes: 0

It reminded him that time was short, but that beautiful endings could still be found at the end of cold, dreary days. Votes: 0

Every time a child's promise is cut short by their legal status, our country wastes precious resources and loses talent we need. Votes: 0

Life is simply beautiful and too short to shed tears for something which was never yours. It was time to move on. Votes: 0

To protect our freedoms, it seems we're going to have to relinquish some of our freedoms for a short period of time. Votes: 0

People do not realize this, but my drug addiction was actually a short span of time. It was only for two years. Votes: 0

When things go wrong, just do your best to make it through the day and you'll be okay in a short time. Votes: 0

What a pity if we do not live this short time according to the laws of the long time,--the eternal laws! Votes: 0

Mocking a woman is like drinking too much wine. It may be fun for a short time, but the hangover is hell. Votes: 0

It is important that you say what you mean to say. Time is too short. You must speak the words that matter. Votes: 0

I feel that life is short, so we should be disciplined, but at the same time we should have a good time. Votes: 0

Life is too short to nurse one's misery. Hurry across the lowlands so that you may spend more time on the mountain tops. Votes: 0

You can feel better about yourself in a very short period of time depending on the kind of magic that you are doing. Votes: 0

No one else could carry close to forty-five thousand people in such a short amount of time. Not in a million human years. Votes: 0

He who is unable to spend a long time together in prayer, should often lift up his mind to God by short prayers. Votes: 0

It was a great fucking time, the short era of disaster euphoria, for nothing enhances pleasures and blocks guilt like a looming cataclysm. Votes: 0

Life is too short to spend your precious time trying to convince the person who wants to live in gloom and doom otherwise. Votes: 0

The World Health Organization is now studying Russia's experience, i.e. how we managed to produce tangible results in such a short time Votes: 0

I've always had a clear sense that time is short and we need to live as fully as we can in every moment. Votes: 0

Love teaches you to love your own mortality, just as we love the flowers that bloom for a short time and pass on. Votes: 0

The lives of great men cannot be writ with any tolerable degree of elegance or exactness within a short time after their decease. Votes: 0

'Brookline' was a very small film and it was only here for a very short time and I wasn't able to catch it. Votes: 0

There is nothing more I ask of this life than this moment, exactly so. And suddenly forever seems like too short a time. Votes: 0

Life's too short to spend all the time in the gym. I just like to have a few beers and enjoy myself too. Votes: 0

[My father] had spent his own short time like a priest in charge of a relic, forever expecting the blessed blood to liquefy. Votes: 0

Memmius would only be useless to him for a short time, but that he would remain useless to himself and the Republic forever. Votes: 0

I'm flatchested, I'm short, I'm brunette, I have droopy eyes, and so people have a hard time casting me as a 'beauty.' Votes: 0

There's no point regretting things. If you can't do the time, don't do the crime. Life's too short to worry about things I've said. Votes: 0

In the Internet world, especially in Silicon Valley, everyone is at the ready all the time, and turnaround is relatively short, if not instant. Votes: 0

You shouldn't own common stocks if a 50 per cent decrease in their value in a short period of time would cause you acute distress. Votes: 0

Future shock is a sickness which comes from too much change in too short a time. It's the feeling that nothing is permanent anymore. Votes: 0

My only regrets are the moments when i doubted myself and took the safe route. Life is too short to waste time being unhappy. Votes: 0

Enchantment and seduction were fine means of persuasion, but when time is short, an awkward but quick concussion could better serve a girl's purpose. Votes: 0

The long time to come when I shall not exist has more effect on me than this short present time, which nevertheless seems endless. Votes: 0

It is easy to infuse a most fervent devotion into others, even in a short time; but the great matter is - to persevere. Votes: 0

Hope, O my soul, hope. Watch carefully, for everything passes quickly, even though your impatience turns a very short time into a long one. Votes: 0

PROMISING, VOWING...cannot earn us trust. Trust can't be generated overnight. No SHORT CUT! It takes DOING over a very long period of time. Votes: 0

Baseball is a game of averages, but over a short period of time, to have a little luck going is not a bad thing. Votes: 0

This is a very pivotal time in America and I think families are still reeling from events depicted in that movie [The Big Short ]. Votes: 0

Learning to focus and pay attention, if only for a short time, has been identified as a primary key to the development of human effectiveness. Votes: 0

I'm very proud of my daughter. She accomplished a whole lot in the short time that she had here... she was a very wonderful person. Votes: 0

It's taken us a short time to change the nature of nature. In my lifetime, more change than during all preceding human history put together. Votes: 0

I am in favor of [actions] that have authenticity, roots, originality, verve, balance, taste, communicativeness, challenge, relevance to their time-in short, things that make sense. Votes: 0

I think the quality of television, given the amount of time you have, how short you have, is proportionally so much better than most movies. Votes: 0

I've been very lucky to have had the opportunity to play a diverse cast of characters in the short time I've been a voice actor. Votes: 0

The good things in history are usually of very short duration, but afterward have a decisive influence on what happens over long periods of time. Votes: 0

It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Votes: 0

Benny gave her an admiring look. He had never heard a woman swear so much in such a short time. He thought it sounded delightful. Votes: 0

Time is short, your obligations are infinite. Are your houses regulated, your children instructed, the afflicted relieved, the poor visited, the work of piety accomplished? Votes: 0

When I was younger, playing piano and guitar were all things that I wanted to do for a short period of time, like any kid. Votes: 0

My mom is always telling me it takes a long time to get to the top, but a short time to get to the bottom. Votes: 0

If you want to be happy for a short time, get drunk happy for a long time, fall in love; happy forever, take up gardening. Votes: 0

If you sit back & spend too much time feeling good about what you did in the past, you're going to come up short next time Votes: 0

People magazine had been around for a short period of time, but nobody had thought about putting entertainment news on a nightly basis on television. Votes: 0

I mean, if the relationship can't survive the long term, why on earth would it be worth my time and energy for the short term? Votes: 0

He'll learn that many women can satisfy for a short period of time, but when he falls in love, only one will sustain him forever. Votes: 0

The Obama administration took rapid and decisive action to restructure GM and Chrysler. Within a fairly short period of time these companies were working effectively again. Votes: 0

I feel quite at home writing short stories but nervous and anxious when writing novels, as if the bad time of consecutive failures might arise again. Votes: 0

Whole Foods Market tries to embody all of the principles of conscious capitalism all the time, but like any person or company, we sometimes fall short. Votes: 0

Every man whom chance alone has, by some accident, made a public character, hardly ever fails of becoming, in a short time, a ridiculous private one. Votes: 0

But at the same time, I have trouble keeping things out of books, which is why I don't write short stories because they turn into novels. Votes: 0

I really do consider myself quite fledgling in my acting career. I've only been doing it for 10 years and that's a short amount of time, really. Votes: 0

It's good to experience Hollywood in short bursts, I guess. Little snippets. I don't think I can handle being here all the time, it's pretty nutty. Votes: 0

Knowing you are alive is watching on every side your generation's short time falling away as fast as rivers drop through air, and feeling it hit. Votes: 0

We're here for such a short time. When your great-great-grandkids study history, don't you want them to be proud that you were part of the solution? Votes: 0

Journalists like to say I started off sweeping the pottery floors. But it was just a short-lived part time job doing that after I left school. Votes: 0

When you sit, you've put a place on the island of the tonal for the possibility of your thoughts stopping for a short period of time. Votes: 0

I think that for the next short period of time, our No. 1 priority is Congress needs to do its work and extend the payroll tax cut. Votes: 0

the fact is, that life is too short to be occupied by aught but the present - hope and remembrance are equally a waste of time. Votes: 0

Life is so short. Grudges are a waste of time. Laugh when you can, apologise when you should, and trust God with what you cannot change. Votes: 0

Only God knows why I didn't make it with the Mets, but yes, in a short period of time, I got the opportunity with the Phillies. Votes: 0

Consider when thou art much vexed or grieved, that man's life is only a moment, and after a short time we are all laid out dead. Votes: 0

The way to do much in a short time is to love much. People will do great things if they are stirred with enthusiasm and love. Votes: 0

For a short time we lived quietly. But this could not last. White men had found gold in the mountains around the land of winding water. Votes: 0

Life is too short to not have fun; we are only here for a short time compared to the sun and the moon and all that. Votes: 0

If a man wants to read good books, he must make a point of avoiding bad ones; for life is short, and time and energy limited. Votes: 0

I write all the time. I do artwork that's part of a diary, and I write short stories to go with them pretty much every day. Votes: 0

By the late twentieth century, our time, a mythic time, we are all chimeras, theorized and fabricated hybrids of machine and organism; in short, we are cyborgs. Votes: 0

I don't behave the way people necessarily want me to, but I tried behaving that other way for a short period of time and it didn't take. Votes: 0

I no longer have time for unnecessary drama. I wasted so much time scared, self-conscious and insecure. Life is too short to stress the small things anymore. Votes: 0

If we had one person who could perfectly read minds we could solve a lot of problems in the world in a very short period of time. Votes: 0

Life is short. You can't afford to put off what God has put in your heart. You don't have time to live with things holding you back. Votes: 0

Satori is a brief flash. Suddenly the light breaks through. For a short timeless time we experience eternity in its unmanifest form. It's comparable to salvikalpa samadhi. Votes: 0

Satori is a brief flash. Suddenly the light breaks through. For a short timeless time we experience eternity in its unmanifest form. It's comparable to salvikalpa samadhi. Votes: 0

A friend of mine was asked to a costume ball a short time ago. He slapped some egg on his face and went as a liberal economist. Votes: 0

Life is short, fragile and does not wait for anyone. There will never be a perfect time to pursue your dreams and goals other than right now Votes: 0

The meaning of Sannyas is not well defined. Its meaning is not static; it is redefined after short periods of time in the life of a Sannyasi. Votes: 0

This body is not a home, but an inn; and that only for a short time. Seneca Friendship is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies. Votes: 0

I wish life was not so short,' he thought. 'Languages take such a time, and so do all the things one wants to know about.' Votes: 0

Do you wanna leave soon? No, I want enough time to be in love with everything... And I cry because everything is so beautiful and so short. Votes: 0

'I wish life was not so short,' he thought. 'Languages take such a time, and so do all the things one wants to know about.' Votes: 0

I have always considered reunions to be a way to make a quick buck, and it sells short my own experience of it the first time around. Votes: 0

The goal of a passionate artist is to try and make a masterpiece each and every time, yet be wise enough to know you will fall short. Votes: 0

Like some kind of particularly tenacious vampire the short story refuses to die, and seems at this point in time to be a wonderful length for our generation. Votes: 0

It is said that life is too short, and that's quite true, unless you are lonely. Loneliness can bring time to its knees; an absolute and utter standstill. Votes: 0

I believe that the racial injustice which existed such a short time ago probably would have persisted longer if the color barrier had not been broken in baseball. Votes: 0

It is time to put in place tough, new common-sense rules of the road so that our financial market rewards drive and innovation, and punishes short-cuts and abuse. Votes: 0

Humans are wired to feel uncomfortable with uncertainty and contingency, and so we gravitate to a position after a short time even if we have no new information. Votes: 0

It took only seconds for me to make these discoveries, but even in that short time, my stomach nearly jumped through my mouth trying to reach the food. Votes: 0

I had a short story collection come out in 2006, and then I couldn't work on large projects for a long time because I was finishing my doctoral degree. Votes: 0

You've changed," he said. "You're-uh-" "Yes?" "Taller." "I hope so. I was ten the last time you saw me." "And your hair's really dark now-and short," he added. Votes: 0

Giving up the center must not here be regarded as illogical. Was happiness no happiness because it endured for just a short time? One cannot always be happy. Votes: 0

How do people know they are sane? Can a person be gripped by lunacy, only to be released a short time later, never to relive the episode again? Votes: 0

When you write a novel you have to live with the characters for a long time. So I prefer short stories. I never wrote anything more than 250 pages. Votes: 0

The unflattering reviews are painful for short periods of time; the badly written ones are deeply, deeply insulting. That reviewer took no time to really read the book. Votes: 0

Asking the government to help you for short periods of time is different than asking the government to take care of you for the rest of your life. Votes: 0

Time is old. Life is short. Only this moment is guaranteed to you. Fight hard to do the things you dream of. You may not have another chance. Votes: 0

This is the first time in my life I've had hair this short. It's always been down to my waist. I can't hide behind my hair any more Votes: 0

Books are infinite in number and time is short. The secret of knowledge is to take what is essential. Take that and try to live up to it. Votes: 0

Walking takes longer... than any other known form of locomotion except crawling. Thus it stretches time and prolongs life. Life is already too short to waste on speed. Votes: 0

This is the first time in my life I've had hair this short. It's always been down to my waist. I can't hide behind my hair any more. Votes: 0

I have had a 'real' job for only four years of my life, which means I only collected a traditional paycheck for that very short period of time. Votes: 0

I believe in having each device secured and monitoring each device, rather than just monitoring holistically on the network, and then responding in short enough time for damage control. Votes: 0

it is either make this thing permanent inside of you or forever just climb draggled up into the conning tower every time for one short glimpse of the horizon. Votes: 0

Seven years is a short time in the history of a country's democracy. But in this short time, people of Bhutan have developed faith in the institutions of democracy. Votes: 0

A short time ago the demagogues blamed capitalism for the poverty of the masses. Today they rather blame capitalism for the "affluence" that it bestows upon the common man. Votes: 0

Always, at the back of your soul, there is something that says to you, 'Mortal, drawn from eternal life for a short time, think how precious these moments are. Votes: 0

The short-story writer knows that he can't proceed cumulatively, that time is not his ally. His only solution is to work vertically, heading up or down in literary space. Votes: 0

My career goals generally remain the same, but my short time goals constantly change either because I've reached them all or they no longer fit into my current strategy. Votes: 0

I'm getting fat... because my size, I put on 20 or 30 pounds, it doesn't show very much... I'm thinking about going back to work out in a very short time. Votes: 0

I like the desert for short periods of time, from inside a car, with the windows rolled up, and the doors locked. I prefer beach resorts with room service. Votes: 0

Only a short time ago, I learned that people laughed at me. Now I can see that unknowingly I joined them in laughing at myself. That hurts the most. Votes: 0

I felt like you can write forever, but you have a short time to raise a family. And I think a family is a lot more important than writing. Votes: 0

If the enemies of the SA are hoping that the SA will not return from leave, we are ready to let them enjoy the hope for a short time. Votes: 0

In my mum's day, you needed to be beautiful for a very short time to catch your man. It didn't start at six and go on until you're 75, right? Votes: 0

Bring a wife home to your house when you are of the right age, not far short of 30 years, nor much above this is the right time for marriage. Votes: 0

For one swallow does not make a summer, nor does one day; and so too one day, or a short time, does not make a man blessed and happy. Votes: 0

The writing day can be, in some ways, too short, but it's actually a long series of hours, for months at a time, and there is a stillness there. Votes: 0

I think life is short, and you can't spend time doing things just to be on set to reassure yourself that people are not going to forget about you. Votes: 0

Life is so short that it is not wise to take roundabout ways, nor can we spend much time in waiting.... We have not got half-way to dawn yet. Votes: 0

Empty space is a boiling, bubbling brew of virtual particles that pop in and out of existence in a time scale so short that you can't even measure them. Votes: 0

The attitude is we live and let live. This is actually an amazing change in values in a rather short time and it's an example of freedom from religion. Votes: 0

A lot of people didn't realize that with the carpet being pulled out from under me in such a short time frame I got to such a bad place. Votes: 0

My grandmother lived with us for a short time while I was a child. Old people tend to be slightly more eccentric - they can behave the way they want. Votes: 0

They tried to make me go to Catholic school, too. I lasted a very short time. When the penguin came after me with a ruler, I was out of there. Votes: 0

Like birds landing on a tree top together, and then dispersing, we are together for a very short time, so it makes sense to live in harmony, in unconditional friendship. Votes: 0

I thought, I'm only going to be on this planet once, and only for a short time. What can I do with my life that will lead to permanent benefits? Votes: 0

Speculation is a fool's game, but I've seen many political projections that look like the Taliban could hold most of the country, and possibly Kabul, within perhaps a short time. Votes: 0

All the light was now coming from the East; and it looked breathtakingly new. In a very short time, everything was nationalized, from banks to factories, from pharmacies to little distilleries." Votes: 0

But if we leave them alone, just satisfying ourselves with social work, economic work and the building up of a national army, it can make progress, hopefully within a short time. Votes: 0

Life is too short, time is too precious, and the stakes are too high to dwell on what might have been. We have to work together for what still can be. Votes: 0

Writing for Mills and Boon taught me a lot of discipline. You have to produce books in a short time scale and four a year, and it teaches you a lot. Votes: 0

How can time be long or short? Time is without length or breadth. The question is, what happened during its passing. And what happened is, our lives have been joined together. Votes: 0

I will take a short time out from being in Parliament when the baby is born but I'll still be doing my constituency work - just with another baby in tow. Votes: 0

Life is short. Time is fleeting. Realize the Self. Purity of the heart is the gateway to God. Aspire. Renounce. Meditate. Be good; do good. Be kind; be compassionate. Inquire, know Thyself. Votes: 0

I don't like department stores. I had a chain of department stores back in 1994 which was Lewis's and Owen Owen, only for a short time, and I found department stores personally difficult. Votes: 0

History can be formed from permanent monuments and records; but lives can only be written from personal knowledge, which is growing every day less, and in a short time is lost forever. Votes: 0

The most wonderful thing in life is to do something for a child because they're children for such a short time. We can't allow ourselves to let them live a miserable childhood. Votes: 0

In trying to teach children a great deal in a short time, they are treated not as though the race they were to run was for life, but simply a three-mile heat. Votes: 0

If you are the body, you are in terrible trouble! One small microbe will destroy it one day, if not an accident. You have but a short time to live in this world. Votes: 0

Music is the only thing in the world that can block out madness, and can be consumed in the sadness, for it helps the soul survive even if only for a short time. Votes: 0

On the 17th of May, the Delos put out to sea. I was immediately affected with sea-sickness, which, however, lasted but a short time. I remained on deck constantly, forcing myself to exercise. Votes: 0

We live but for a short time, we see but very little, and we know almost nothing; so, at least, let's do some dreaming. Have yourself a very good Sunday, my dear readers. Votes: 0

in the comparatively short time between my childhood and my daughter's, the business society has ceased urging people to produce and is now exerting its very considerable influence to get them to consume. Votes: 0

I think that if past lives are real then we have been lovers in every single one of them. I've known you for a short time, but I feel like I've known you forever. Votes: 0

At times our children may not be in possession of a good spirit; but if the parent continues to possess the good Spirit, the children will have the bad spirit but a short time. Votes: 0

By the breaking in of enraged merciless armies, flourishing countries have been laid waste, great numbers of people have perished in a short time, and many more have been pressed with poverty and grief. Votes: 0

We found evolution will punish you if you're selfish and mean. For a short time and against a specific set of opponents, some selfish organisms may come out ahead. But selfishness isn't evolutionarily sustainable. Votes: 0

Given a short time with a psycho-politician you can alter forever the loyalty of a soldier in our hands or a statesman or a leader in his own country, or you can destroy his mind. Votes: 0

Winning is euphoric, but it lasts a short time. You've got to lap it up, then move on to the next thing. I think I've kept winning because I haven't attached myself to past successes. Votes: 0

You have but a short time to live in this world. As you age, you will experience the pains of aging. If your hopes and joys rest upon the body, then you will suffer greatly. Votes: 0

I grew up partially in Switzerland but mostly in Australia. I lived in Kakadu for a short time - it's an Aboriginal community. My best friend growing up was Aboriginal. She taught me so much. Votes: 0

If the average church should suddenly take seriously the notion that every lay member man or woman is really a minister of Christ, we could have something like a revolution in a very short time. Votes: 0