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The good things in history are usually of very short duration, but afterward have a decisive influence on what happens over long periods of time. — Hannah Arendt

In a very short time the army of Northern Virginia was face to face with the Army of the Potomac. — James Longstreet

Life is very short and what we have to do must be done in the now. — Audre Lorde

So it is inevitable that life will be not just very short but very miserable for those who acquire by great toil what they must keep by greater toil. — Seneca.

The mind, in short, works on the data it receives very much as the sculptor works on his block of stone. — William James

My credo is very short. Its first article is art - and its second is art - and its third is art! — Mary Augusta Ward

You try to figure out things to keep yourself interested. It's very easy to get lulled. — Martin Short

Being short and seeing a promoter take the stock up is very irritating. It's not worth it to have that much irritation in your life. — Charlie Munger

In a fully functional organism, an emotion has a very short life span. It is like a momentary ripple or wave on the surface of your Being. — Eckhart Tolle

Life is very short, and it ought not to be spent crawling at the feet of miserable scoundrels. — Stendhal

Life being very short, and the quiet hours of it few, we ought to waste none of them in reading valueless books. — John Ruskin

Not much in the world ends up being the same as it started out,
unless of course it had a very short life cycle. — Lorii Myers

I knew Kathy Joosten; we worked together on a very short-lived series called 'Thanks' for CBS. — Kirsten Nelson

The step between genius and insanity is very short. — Albert Einstein

I think, first of all, you know, Washington has a bad habit of a very short attention span. — Claire McCaskill

I knew little about short story writing then so it was rough going, but I did find the experience very memorable. — Haruki Murakami

The purpose of the pistol is to stop a fight that somebody else has started, almost always at very short range. — Jeff Cooper

Sometimes the space between knowing what to do and actually doing it is a very short walk. Other times it is an impossible expanse. — David Levithan

I have a good memory for certain things. And a very short memory for painful things - that's my favorite Martha Stewart quote, by the way. — Reese Witherspoon

In a very short period of time, actors can become kind of relevant and hot. — David Cassidy

The very life which we enjoy is short.
[Lat., Vita ipsa qua fruimur brevis est.] — Sallust

Be impatient. All things don't come to those who wait. Push on with what you believe because life is very short. — Geoffrey Ballard

We have got a very short time to turn climate change around otherwise we will all die. — Franny Armstrong

He that will only believe what he can fully comprehend must either have a very long head, or a very short creed. — Charles Caleb Colton

Short-term trading is very time-consuming. That is why even "successful" short-term traders can easily have negative real ROI. — Robert Rolih

I get sort of short with people and start grumbling and clearing my throat - in honor of my father - when I'm impatient. It's very charming. — Maria Bamford

He that will believe only what he can fully comprehend must have a long head or a very short creed. — Pierre Teilhard De Chardin

I've been very lucky to have had the opportunity to play a diverse cast of characters in the short time I've been a voice actor. — Ashly Burch

Originally, 'The Windup Girl' started as a short story - a very gnarly, complicated short story set in Bangkok that didn't work very well. — Paolo Bacigalupi

A journey may be long or short, but it must start at the very spot one finds oneself. — Jim Stovall

Even the longest con was never more than an assortment of moments that were in themselves very very short. — Ally Carter

Suspense is very important. Even though this is humor and they're short stories, that theory of building suspense is still there. — Sergio Aragones

It's my life. I only got one, and it's very short. You don't get long. — Richard Marquand

I made several short films with very little dialogue. I'm still not a fan of talking heads. My stories are told with images as much as possible. — Asif Kapadia

Sometimes relationships are short, sometimes long, sometimes they're very deep and intense, and drama school is a hell of a learning curve. — Sophie Cookson

Life is short, very short, and what are we doing here if not trying to become more generous and loving? — George Saunders

Feelings can have a life of their own and you have very little direct control over them, except perhaps to make them worse. — Julian Short

The list of fun and easily fixed brain diseases is very short. — Mike Birbiglia

The best books of our times have included the three mature volumes of Philip Larkin. They're very short books of poems, and very carefully arranged. — Robert Morgan

I have very short hair. It's the only cute haircut I think I've ever had. — Jamie Lee Curtis

I started writing short fiction very briefly, as I imagine is the case for some novelists. — William Gibson

One who contends with immortals lives a very short life. — Homer

Well, how did you die, then?" the old man finally asked.
"Die?" Matthew threw back. "Are you crazy? I'm not dead. I'm just very late. — J. Tonzelli

Life is short, and I'd rather be sitting in the poor house doing what I love doing than making a lot of money and being miserable. Life is very short. — Amber Benson

Writers' communities are very helpful to writers because it gives them a way to try out their stuff short of publication. — Robert Munsch

I'm very short, so I just have to watch my weight because I have a big appetite. — Dolly Parton

I like the Nights... not very long walks in 17:00 pm... and not very short distances. — Deyth Banger

I'm very happy - if I can do even a little bit of work to get the short story out more, I'm thrilled. — George Saunders

Well, it does make you realize that life, even at its longest, is still very short. — Kaira Rouda

Try to keep up with me," he said very slowly, like I was a candidate for the short bus. "De-mon. Demon. Me demon, you teenage girl. — Erin Lynn

A star may guarantee business, but the tradeoff is a very short run. — Harold Prince

All his senses screamed in warning, the very air reeking of forbidden magic, but duty call him forward. — Karen Azinger

You only live once, for a very short time. So make every second devine. — Mitch Lucker

Life can seem either very long or very short, according to how you live it. — Paulo Coelho

Unfortunately, mortal life is very fragile, and very short. Yours could be shorter than usual. — Rachel Caine

I am going to cut my hair very short; I've never done this before ... I want to say I had something to do with how I look, not the cancer. — Amy Robach

I am very short-sighted, and if I don't like a situation I take my glasses off. — Jenny Eclair

As you get older, you see life is very short, so you have to appreciate more and more and to enjoy it. — Carine Roitfeld

Fear is a very explosive emotion, but it has a short life span. It's the sprint. The marathon is hope. — Mike Huckabee

The very act of accepting responsibility short-circuits and cancels out any negative emotions you may be experiencing. — Brian Tracy

The industry has a very short memory of what's possible, and they like to typecast you. — Kevin Rahm

A society which denies the heart its role becomes, in very short order, a heartless society. — Russell Kirk

But life is very short and anxious for those who forget the past, neglect the present, and fear the future. — Seneca.

The very idea of marriage is basic to recognition as equals in our society; any status short of that is inferior, unjust, and unconstitutional. — Ted Olson

Know this: though love is weak and hate is strong, Yet hate is short, and love is very long. — Kenneth E. Boulding

Art is long and life is short, and success is very far off. — Joseph Conrad

When you want to say something very important, tell it with a short sentence! There is no time for long stories! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

I always wanted to be an actress. It's been very high up on my list of passions, and I did a couple of short courses, and I've studied at school. — Tahyna Tozzi

'Brookline' was a very small film and it was only here for a very short time and I wasn't able to catch it. — Bun B.

A very short burst of thought was enough to convince Abdullah that his situation, despite the chains, would be very much worse if he became a toad. — Diana Wynne Jones

You can feel better about yourself in a very short period of time depending on the kind of magic that you are doing. — David Copperfield

The procession is very long and life is very short. We die on the march. But there is nothing outside the march so nothing can be lost to it. The — James Gleick

Nothing extraordinary happens to a cricketer if you time his career - which is very short. — Virat Kohli

Life is short and we're all going to die very soon — Steve Jobs

Life is a book. The fact that it was a short book doesn't mean it wasn't a good book. It was a very good book. — Michael Lewis

I am inclined to think that the people who landed on this coast were only here a very short time ago, — Jules Verne

I even had the illusion, for a very short time, that I could become a medium pace bowler. — Perry Christie

Most publishers seem very reluctant to publish short story collections at all; they bring them out in paperback, often disguised as novels. — John Sladek

Life is short
And pleasures few
And holed the ship
And drowned the crew
But o! But o!
How very blue
the sea is. — Clive Barker

How short is human life! the very breath
Which frames my words accelerates my death. — Hannah More

My name is Patricia Lauren Bordeaux, and I, like my creator before me, am a very lonely vampire. — S.C. Parris

In my mum's day, you needed to be beautiful for a very short time to catch your man. It didn't start at six and go on until you're 75, right? — Susie Orbach

Even the longest beautiful path is perceived as very short and even the shortest ugly path is perceived as very long! Beauty changes the perceptions! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

Something that's very painful for me is when people wear pants that are too short. — Rachel Zoe

Shooting is very challenging because 10 metre air rifle you have different rules, short gun you have different rules. — Gagan Narang

I heard a definition once: Happiness is health and a short memory! I wish I'd invented it, because it is very true. — Audrey Hepburn

I'm very happy with the success of short films. In fact, for me, the short films make more money than the features. — Bill Plympton

To a heart formed for friendship and affection the charms of solitude are very short-lived. — Fanny Burney

Louis C.K. directs his show, which is very much like a series of short films. — Mike Birbiglia

I had a career that was very short, but it had a lot of thrills. — Gale Sayers

They tried to make me go to Catholic school, too. I lasted a very short time. When the penguin came after me with a ruler, I was out of there. — Frank Zappa

You need a fantastic memory in this game to remember the great shots and a very short memory to forget the bad ones. — Mac O'Grady

Cease-fire is important, but it can last only for a very, very, very short time. — Silvan Shalom

The thing about hip-hop today is it's smart, it's insightful. The way they can communicate a complex message in a very short space is remarkable. — Barack Obama

The very fact that a holy, eternal, all-knowing, all-powerful, merciful, fair, and just God loves you and me is nothing short of astonishing. — Francis Chan

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. — Margaret Atwood

A very short trial convinced her that a curricle was the prettiest equipage in the world. — Jane Austen

Twitter lets me hear from a lot of people in a very short period of time. — Robert Scoble

Although your marrows look very good, it's not them I'm interested in.. (The Honesty Box) Love Potion — Samantha Bacchus

If [a short story author's] very initial sentence tend not to the out bringing of this effect, then he has failed in his first step. — Edgar Allan Poe