Cheer up, the worst is yet to come

I think the hedge-fund industry has taken a reputational turn for the worse, this dog-eat-dog stuff. I’m not just talking about Herbalife or J. C. Penney, but in other situations where the media really focuses...

In an era of parental paranoia, lawsuit mania and testing frenzy, we are failing to inspire our children’s curiosity, creativity, and imagination. We are denying them opportunities to tinker, discover, and explore – in short,...

‘The New Yorker’s fiction podcast I like a lot, where they have authors pick short stories by other authors that appeared in ‘The New Yorker.’

In L.A. summer’s blistering heat, I’ve seen many girls wearing short skirts with Ugg boots. I like the boots, and the short skirts, but I’ve always wondered, don’t their feet get hot?

The trouble with records is that they’re too short.

I was well traveled, and I created this illusion of literacy through reading and writing. I wrote a book of short stories.

By experience we find out a short way by a long wandering.

Life is short, so live it full! Know that the work that the Lord has begun in you, He will finish it. So, honor Him today with your gift to Him, “steadfastness/endurance to live His...

I like the desert for short periods of time, from inside a car, with the windows rolled up, and the doors locked. I prefer beach resorts with room service.

I like necklaces that are short, the way skateboarders used to wear them in the seventies.

When you abbreviate your learning, you abbreviate your growth. Expand your knowledge and you keep growing taller and fatter than your limitations.

I have a really good band, and just returned from a short tour in California. It hasn’t always gone that well.

I feel… sexier, I think, with short hair. I feel like an alien!

I knew from the age of 16 that I wanted to be a writer because I just didn’t think I could do anything else. So I read and read and wrote short stories and dreamed...

Always remember that you are unique; just like everyone else.

You need propellants to accelerate toward Mars, then to decelerate at Mars, again to re-accelerate from Mars to Earth, and finally to decelerate back at Earth. Accordingly, the mass of these required propellants, in short,...

I used to have a sort of spiky haircut and it just feels better to have short hair again.

I think we match up with anybody because our pitching. In a short series you run your big three out there or four out there. That generally is what wins a series – pitching and...

The sole purpose of a child’s middle name, is so he can tell when he’s really in trouble.

I don’t want to sell myself short. You hurt your spouse, not so much by the infidelity, but by the negative feelings about yourself that you bring home.

Some of them profess to be well acquainted with all the principal waters of the Columbia, with which they assured me these waters had no connection short of the ocean.

In writing, as in medicine, there are no short cuts. You need stamina.

I write short, my words tight to the thread of the narrative.

I am short, so even if there are things that I like, or like on other people, I have to be aware that sometimes that won’t work on me because I’m not 5’10. It has...

Fiecare nouă tehnologie impune dob ndirea unui nou sistem de reflexe, care ne cere noi eforturi, și asta la răstimpuri din ce în ce mai scurte.

A moment is a long story short.

Short questions with long answers, my boy.

Summer’s lease hath all too short a date.

I believe more in precision, when you have the capability, like when you see a mosquito fly and you’re able to hit it, you’re able to hit it with a couple of short sharp shots…...

I’ve heard that our greatest cross to carry is ourselves – how gravely we fall short.

Jesus.

The active part of man consists of powerful instincts, some of which are gentle and continuous; others violent and short; some baser, some nobler, and all necessary.

I’ve had long hair, I’ve had short hair, and I’ve had in between hair… and its all good.

I particularly like Twitter, because it’s short and can be very funny and informative. It’s a little bit like having your own radio program.

I thought I was in love, but it was only a head cold.” (Humans)

A diplomat is someone who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you will look forward to the trip.

I sometimes don’t wash my hair for two weeks. That’s pretty disgusting. It’s short, so sometimes it’s easier to just wet it.

The fake republics are goners; the monarchies have a fighting chance. That’s my conclusion after a short visit to the Middle East and discussions with officials and analysts there.

He’s a year shorter than me, but he’s a foot younger. I love him like the brother of an only child.

The Span of Life is too short to be trifled away in unconcerning and unprofitable Matters.

Nineteen-eighty-two is a vintage of legendary proportions for all levels of the Bordeaux hierarchy. In short, it is a vintage which has produced the most perfect wines in the post-World War II era.

Life is too short no matter what party you are with.

I don’t like long tours. I find it much easier to go out for a short spurt every month.

I never really liked my short hair; it never occurred to me that people would want it.

I feel with ELP that I wasn’t making the most of my life and I wasn’t making the most of my creativity. I was marking time. I don’t want to do that. Life is to...

I don’t have a bad relationship. I’m 48 years old. I think life is too short for that. To me, life is… you open the shutters, you see the dogs outside, you look left, you...

People who don’t normally read make an exception for my books, possibly because they’re short.

Ô, Sunlight! The most precious gold to be found on Earth.

Aargh! I’m too short for this shit!