Quotes of: Shortness Keyword

Some angels are too good to live their entire lives in this inferno. They come to Earth for only a short time because they have a mission.

Trust: Betrayed

How do people know they are sane? Can a person be gripped by lunacy, only to be released a short time later, never to relive the episode again?

There Once Was A Boy

She said this in the same way you might say Fields of Punishment or Hades's gym shorts.

The Titan's Curse

For my books, I do everything short of writing my own reviews. Those I do tall.

This Book Title is Invisible

The panorama-city is a 'theoretical' (that is, visual) simulacrum, in short a picture, whose condition of possibility is an oblivion and a misunderstanding of practices.

The Practice of Everyday Life

My vacation wasn’t long enough—and neither was my penis. Two weeks is just too short to satisfy one woman all night long.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

Her message was short: “Any kids?” So I wrote, “Sure. But it might take me a few tries to get you pregnant.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

Ultimately everything depends on the quality of the individual, but our fatally short-sighted age thinks only in terms of large numbers and mass organizations...

The Undiscovered Self

I don't believe in a lot of baggage. It's such a nuisance. Life's too short to fuss with it. And it isn't really necessary

The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle

It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like "What about lunch?

Winnie-the-Pooh

The desire to avoid short-term hardships leads to major dislocations in [housing] markets.

Why Progressive Institutions Are Unsustainable

And who's to say that just because something lasts only a short time, it has little value?

Without Reservations: The Travels of an Independent Woman

Last night at work, I was short people. I was two midgets and a mute. 

Whenever You're Gone, I'm Here For You

Short term goals are often based on dissatisfaction, and actions based on dissatisfaction will eventually lead to a life of unhappiness.

Yes! You Can Manage Stress

'Up' was the best. The first 10 minutes of that movie made me weep. It was so well done... even if that montage was all I'd seen, just as a short film, that was great. That was my favorite thing of the year.

Charlyne Yi

Yeah, well that's the best thing about it, I think, is knowing kids and kids getting mental when they know you're in it. Any kid you meet and anyone I know tells the kid you're in it and they get short of breath.

David Thewlis

The TUC's new slogan 'a future that works' sets a profound challenge. Austerity and rapid deficit reduction is failing in its own terms, but even at its best it is short-sighted, muddle-through politics with no vision of a new economic model.

Frances O'Grady

I think I am at my best when my hair is short. It's easier to take care of and more of who I am. Women are conditioned to think we need long hair.

Halle Berry

Look at the United States today. We have made mistakes in the past. We have had shortcomings. We shall make mistakes in the future and fall short of our own best hopes.

Henry Cabot Lodge

You only need two waves in a heat, so I try and keep my surfs short and sweet and not too draining. Keep them intense and try and get the two best waves I can.

Joel Parkinson

The only book by a modern president that bears serious comparison with Obama's 'Dreams From My Father' is Jimmy Carter's short campaign autobiography, 'Why Not the Best?,' published in 1975.

Jonathan Raban