Quotes of: Shortness Keyword

In short, you had that particular ability which I never had: the ability to be alive.

Autobiography of a Corpse

You are protected, in short, by your ability to love!

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

In short, we can only learn from our "betters".

How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

When I began to wait to live I really began to wait to die.

Short Drive, Sweet Chariot

I look at her suspiciously. ... Nothing is ever short and easy in this class.

A Little Something Different

Peace is not merely the absence of war but the presence of justice, of law, of order —in short, of government.

On Peace

I often go to bed in my birthday suit. But I like teddies and cute little undies that match. I like a sexy bra and panty set, or little shorts.

Queen Latifah

Love God; love others; do your best in all you do, even if you fall short!

Bethany Hamilton

Life's too short. You may be on this planet for 80 years at best or who knows, but you can't just pedal around and do the same thing forever.

Charlie Trotter

The short story seems like the best of all possible worlds. I do feel it is closer to writing poetry than to writing a novel, with its requirements of concentration and economy.

James Lasdun

Prayer should be short, without giving God Almighty reasons why he should grant this, or that; he knows best what is good for us.

John Selden

In the long run, I believe that honesty is definitely the best policy. One can get away by being dishonest for a short term, but ultimately, honesty is what pays.

Kapil Dev

I believe that the short story is as different a form from the novel as poetry is, and the best stories seem to me to be perhaps closer in spirit to poetry than to novels.

Tobias Wolff

I definitely don't think of myself as an actual male model. I'm far too short and my legs are far too muscular.

Johnny Weir

Killing characters on television has become an easy short cut to cathartic emotion.

Nic Pizzolatto

A good speech is like a miniskirt--long enough to over all the vital parts, short enough to entice and captivate listeners.

Naa Shalman

To ensure longterm failure is not an option, one must learn from many short-term failures.

Orrin Woodward

I have short-term memory loss. I know that some of the memories of the Super Bowl championships are fading.

Pat Bowlen

I call my it "the Book of Paula" or BoP for short. Those are my own opinions, based on experience.

Paula Heller Garland

Are you sure you want us to keep calling you 'Six'?" "You can say it's short for something." "For what? Sixty?

Pittacus Lore

We tend to overestimate the effect of a technology in the short run and underestimate the effect in the long run.

Roy Amara