Admiration is a very short-lived passion, that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object.
I wanted a woman who could get me out of a Third World prison. Life's too short to hang out with people who aren't resourceful.
While short sellers probably will never be popular on Wall Street, they often are the ones wearing the white hats when it comes to looking for and identifying the bad guys!
The ages two to 15 I spent at different stages of shortness. I didn't become a tall person until I was 16.
Don't be afraid to start small, entrepreneurship takes courage to win, and look for quick wins while setting a short and long term vision
Sometimes a person has to go a very long distance out of his way to come back a short distance correctly.
Sometimes it's necessary to go a long distance out of the way in order to come back a short distance correctly.
The Mississippi coast is not like south Florida, but it always seems warm enough for sandals and short-sleeved shirts, except for now and then.
As for the single market, the E.U.'s landmark achievement, there is no question that a euro zone breakup would severely disrupt its operation in the short run.
Fixing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in isolation, without looking at the big picture, would be short-sighted.
Traders can cause short-term volatility. In the long run, the market must revert to a sensible price/earnings multiple.
The ability to discipline yourself to delay gratification in the short term in order to enjoy greater rewards in the long term, is the indispensable prerequisite for success.
I'm nearsighted in my right eye, have glaucoma in my left, and the nerves in my hands are on Medicare. Basically, I'm on the wrong end of a short sale.
I have been writing songs and poems since I was a little girl. I started writing short scripts, which evolved into the idea for a book.
My laziness is really profound. I'm really interested in where it comes from - it almost feels chemical. And we've all got ADD now, short attention span and all that.
We many times sell ourselves short, not only in relationships but throughout our own lives. Hopefully, we come around at some point and realize our own value.
Satan's survival-of-the-fittest system appears to work- in the short run. But the great controversy is about the long run.
Accordingly, when the supply of gold runs short, the security behind the notes is diminished, the loaning of notes is restricted or suspended, and the panic follows.
Short, successful military adventures are as effective as the Super Bowl in diverting people's attention from unpleasant truths.
Any jerk can have short-term earnings. You squeeze, squeeze, squeeze, and the company sinks five years later.
A spiritual 'spurter' is one who is given to short bursts of spectacular effort followed by frequent and lengthy periods of rest.
