My younger sister Debby had died of cancer, which started me writing - the sense of life being short. Cancer focuses your mind. Votes: 5
There are jerks all over Washington. Life is short; being a jerk is just unnecessary. Votes: 3
Life being very short, and the quiet hours of it few, we ought to waste none of them in reading valueless books. Votes: 3
Being in The Beatles was a short, incredible period of my life. I had 22 years leading up to it, and it was all over eight years later. Votes: 3
Life being so short, and the possible books to write so many, it's good to function by night as well as by day; but would anybody become a writer if they realised at the outset what the working hours were? Votes: 3
My only regret about being gay is that I repressed it for so long. I surrendered my youth to the people I feared when I could have been out there loving someone. Don't make that mistake yourself. Life's too damn short. Votes: 3
Thus the sum of things is ever being reviewed, and mortals dependent one upon another. Some nations increase, others diminish, and in a short space the generations of living creatures are changed and like runners pass on the torch of life. Votes: 3
One of the hard lessons to learn in life is that there are some things you can control and some things you can't. If you want a short recipe for being frustrated and miserable, this is it: focus on things you can't control. Votes: 3
My view is that life is too short. I'm not being melodramatic or anything, but when your mother dies in your arms - just you and her, and it's one o'clock in the morning, and you're waiting for her to exhale - you just think, life's too bloody short to argue about the little things. Votes: 3
Being a mum makes you more aware of how short life is and how important it is to enjoy every minute because you have less time for yourself. A day doesn't have 24 hours any more - it only lasts 10, or eight. So you learn to get rid of all the parasites. I'm not talking about people, but things that could be toxic for happiness. Votes: 3
I come from - I came from Wales, and it's a strong, butch society. We were in the war and all that. People didn't waste time feeling sorry for themselves. You had to get on with it. So my credo is get on with it. 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: 3
Life is too short to spend it being angry, bored, or dull. Votes: 0
Life is too short to waste being a productive member of society. Votes: 0
The Timeline of a Life being Long or Short, is Computed on the Benchmark of How You Live It... Votes: 0
I'm all about exuberance. We only have one short life to live, and we shouldn't waste it being tasteful. Votes: 0
Acknowledging the lucky breaks are paramount to enjoying life. Not being defensive about our successes/failures. So, in short. 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
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
Being short and seeing a promoter take the stock up is very irritating. It's not worth it to have that much irritation in your life. Votes: 0
In a fully functional organism, an emotion has a very short life span. It is like a momentary ripple or wave on the surface of your Being. Votes: 0
Life is about Being & Becoming Votes: 5 Carl Rogers
It's better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life. Votes: 9 Elizabeth Kenny
Short cuts make long delays. Votes: 4 J. R. R. Tolkien