61 quotes found
“Life's short. Anything could happen, and it usually does, so there is no point in sitting around thinking about all the ifs, ands and buts.”
“Life is very short and what we have to do must be done in the now.”
“I've never wanted anybody to like me because I had long hair or short hair, or that they liked the way I dressed or they liked the way I dressed or they liked the way I smile.”
“The telephone, which interrupts the most serious conversations and cuts short the most weighty observations, has a romance of its own.”
“I bought a selection of short, romantic fiction novels, studied them, decided that I had found a formula and then wrote a book that I figured was the perfect story. Thank goodness it was rejected.”
“In short I will part with anything for you but you.”
“I think it's healthy for couples to be away from each other for short periods.”
“Poetry, fiction as novels or short stories - these are autonomous as created by their authors. They should stand on their own, like pieces of furniture that should be judged as to their usefulness,...”
“Anger is a short madness.”
“From my anger, frustration, and hurt, I wrote the short story that would later become 'The Hate U Give.'”
“I'm interested in that drive, that rush to judgment, that is so prevalent in our society. We all know that pleasurable rush that comes from condemning, and in the short term it's quite a satisfying...”
“In my book, I detail the critical information we obtained from al Qaeda terrorists after they became compliant following a short period of enhanced interrogation. I have no doubt that that interrog...”
“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.”
“I do have an occasional temper - I sort of inherited my dad's short fuse.”
“I don't mind if my future is long or short, as long as I'm doing the right thing. And as long as I behave for other people.”
“Winners live in the present tense. People who come up short are consumed with future or past. I want to be living in the now.”
“Summer's lease hath all too short a date.”
“True humility is intelligent self respect which keeps us from thinking too highly or too meanly of ourselves. It makes us modest by reminding us how far we have come short of what we can be.”
“There is no tragedy in missing a putt, no matter how short. All have erred in this respect.”
“Right before 'American Dreams,' I started to pursue these avenues, like short films and getting into a couple night courses to really study photography and cinematography, and the language of visua...”
