Maurice: Life isn't fair then is it. Somebody always draws the short straw.
In the Internet world, especially in Silicon Valley, everyone is at the ready all the time, and turnaround is relatively short, if not instant.
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.
Most of the people who will walk after me will be children, so make the beat keep time with short steps.
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.
Always the eternal optimist, President Reagan instilled confidence and optimism at a time both were in short supply in our country.
Nothing extraordinary happens to a cricketer if you time his career - which is very short.
My favorite books to give or get are short story collections. And always paperbacks because they are easy to carry as you travel.
Marian Wyman: Are you cheating Ralph? Dr. Raplh Wyman: No, Marian. You cheat. Remember?
Stuart Kane: Ah, Christ! That's my half supply.
Seth: Nobody has gotten a hand job in cargo shorts since 'nam!
The trend of the market is up, not down. Shorting stocks puts you against that trend and thus makes it more difficult to make money.
One day we will have more inflation, and our bonds will bleed like a pig. The only reason for buying long bonds is short-term or as a desperate haven for terrorized investors. But the potential to make longer-term real money is naught.
Where there are large powers with little ambition... nature may be said to have fallen short of her purposes.
If there are finer beings than German short hairs, I don't know what they are. In their eyes is peace.
The telephone, which interrupts the most serious conversations and cuts short the most weighty observations, has a romance of its own.
I gauge success in years, not weeks. The weekend box-office approach to book launches is short sighted and encourages crappy books.
I grew up in East Germany, and we were short on technology. So my father was really proud to be the owner of a turntable.
The woman who does not choose to love should cut the matter short at once, by holding out no hopes to her suitor.
I love doing short films because they're much more intimate and there's far less waiting around than on the bigger films.
As you may know my use of Celtic music is extremely simple and short. However there is something about it that will remain in your mind for a long, long time.
