Short Time Quotes

I will take a short time out from being in Parliament when the baby is born but I'll still be doing my constituency work - just with another baby in tow.

[My father] had spent his own short time like a priest in charge of a relic, forever expecting the blessed blood to liquefy.

The President has a short time to let people know that he is serious about getting spending under control.

Man's pleasure is a short time growing And it falls to the ground As quickly.

Not since the British raided Cologne had so many bombs landed in such a small space in such a short time.

History can be formed from permanent monuments and records; but lives can only be written from personal knowledge, which is growing every day less, and in a short time is lost forever.

I did learn Chinese kung-fu in a school for a short time, but I couldn't afford to pay for long-term learning.

It took only seconds for me to make these discoveries, but even in that short time, my stomach nearly jumped through my mouth trying to reach the food.

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?

It's taken us a short time to change the nature of nature. In my lifetime, more change than during all preceding human history put together.

Beautiful is the bloom of youth, but it lasts only for a short time.

You must believe: a poem is a holy thing - a good poem, that is. The poem, even a short time after being written, seems no miracle; unwritten, it seems something beyond the capacity of the gods.

Music is the only thing in the world that can block out madness, and can be consumed in the sadness, for it helps the soul survive even if only for a short time.

The World Health Organization is now studying Russia's experience, i.e. how we managed to produce tangible results in such a short time

Her hands crept around his neck, tangling in his hair to keep him closer, even though she knew that beautiful boys with expiration dates couldn't be held, only borrowed for a time.

Reminding me how fragile this life is and how easily it can be lost. Compelling me to live and to live well, while I still can.Because sooner or later, we must all face eternity.

Short of hiring a new staff, consider giving subpar workers a chance to improve. Tell them why they're not measuring up and give them a set amount of time to make specific improvements.

Contrary to popular wisdom, the mark of a great meeting is not how short it is or whether it ends on time. The key is whether it ends with clarity and commitment from participants.

I think that the romantic impulse is in all of us and that sometimes we live it for a short time, but it's not part of a sensible way of living. It's a heroic path and it generally ends dangerously.

Every time a child's promise is cut short by their legal status, our country wastes precious resources and loses talent we need.