Quotes of: Shortness Keyword

Short of being prime minister there isn't a better job in British politics than running London.

Ken Livingstone

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

Will Leamon

I was built for the long run, not for the short dash, I guess.

William Shatner

Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.

William Shakespeare

Long-, medium- and short-grain rices differ in the amount and type of starch they have.

Yotam Ottolenghi

Personally, I'm an advocate for short engagements. Long sometimes means there is a reason for it. Two years engaged and no wedding... I'd be upset.

Emily Blunt

There is no excitement anywhere in the world, short of war, to match the excitement of the American presidential campaign.

Theodore White

Aim higher in case you fall short.

Catching Fire

Voters might have short memories. Politicians do not.

City of Stairs

Jealousy is never satisfied with anything short of an omniscience that would detect the subtlest fold of the heart.

The Mill on the Floss

Summer's lease hath all too short a date.

Shakespeare's Sonnets

I died for a short while the first time we met

Seven Dirty Words

I did a short film called 'Disco' and won an award for Best Supporting Actor at an indie film festival, and that was nice. Hopefully there's lots more to come.

Charlie Rowe

I've been asked to say a couple of words about my husband, Fang. How about short and cheap?

Phyllis Diller

Be not wishing and pining but thankfully content.  For it is a short bridge between wanting and regret." - from "Dimpellumpzki

Richelle E. Goodrich

In short, you can't let the deadline define the mission. The mission has to define the duration.

Richard Holbrooke

Life is to short, enjoy every moment that comes, the high's and the low's. They make you who you are !

Samuel Victor David Evans

If I used a higher percentage of my brain I wouldn't of had to ride on the short bus.

Stanley Victor Paskavich

I want to release another CD this year, finish writing a screenplay, and make another short film.

Todd Barry

To be a feminist, you could cut your hair really short. You have to be really angry about something.

Tucker Carlson

It should consist of short, sharply focused sentences, each of which is a whole scene in itself.

Theodore Sturgeon