A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.
Andre Maurois

A short saying often contains much wisdom.
Sophocles

How sweet for those faring badly to forget their misfortunes even for a short time.
Sophocles

Good things, when short, are twice as good.
Tom Stoppard

No good movie is too long and no bad movie is short enough.
Roger Ebert

Some of our early work was two minutes twenty when it actually came out on vinyl, very, very, very short. Sometimes if you made a three-minute record they would make you do an edited version for radio, particularly in America.
Pete Townshend

Whatever advice you give, be short.
Horace

In short, industrialism is over.
Paul Hawken

Anger is a short madness.
Horace

I was sad that Corpse Bride was so short. I would've liked to have had her around for way longer. She doesn't actually have that many scenes.
Helena Bonham Carter

In short, Luck's always to blame.
Jean De La Fontaine

I was just a big guy running down with a big, deep pocket and little short stick putting it against my chest.
Jim Brown

Gold and silver are no doubt subject to fluctuations, from the discovery of new and more abundant mines; but such discoveries are rare, and their effects, though powerful, are limited to periods of comparatively short duration.
David Ricardo

I think life is far too short to concentrate on your past. I rather look into the future.
Lou Reed

I've lived three lifetimes in my short time.
Fran Drescher

While democracy in the long run is the most stable form of government, in the short run, it is among the most fragile.
Madeleine Albright

We're not short of movements proclaiming that a different world is possible, but unless we can coordinate them into an international movement, capitalism just laughs at all these little organisations.
Jose Saramago

I hate it when people slag us off. We had done three tours during 1970 and we finished off feeling we had just about had enough. We had done so much in that short space of time, we were drained.
John Bonham

I fought tall fighters, short fighters, strong fighters, slow fighters, sluggers and boxers. It was either learn or get knocked off.
Sugar Ray Leonard

It is easier to achieve a desired result in short pieces.
Gustav Mahler