Quotes About Brief

Because some things are never meant to be anything more than a moment. And that was one of them.

I've got a short memory span.

No man pleases by silence; many I please by speaking briefly.

I will be brief. Not nearly so brief as Salvador Dali, who gave the world's shortest speech. He said I will be so brief I have already finished, and he sat down.

We've learned a bunch of things; when you send a message to people, keep those messages short. Imagine walking up to a girl in a bar and going into a four-minute speech about how great you are. No one wants to hear that.

Nobody wants to hear long speeches.

It sounds deeply shallow, but for brief spells every member of the public can be fascinating.

Because in a split second, it's gone.

There we were, hundreds of us lined up, waving at the great man as he tipped his hat to us. And that is the extent of my acquaintance with Albert Einstein.

she'd learned long time ago that nothing wonderful lasted forever

he would learn—truth is brief (afterward, it is all commentary). So

Hours of ecstasy are never more than a moment

We must be brief.

Man's life is short and transitory because they devote most of their lives also to what is transient and momentary.

She had never imagined that the kiss would be so brief and desperate and wild. Or that it would taste of holy water. Holy water and blood.

I filed a brief as a friend of the court in the U. of Michigan to keep affirmative action at the U. of Michigan, which I attended the law school. And I was one of the original sponsors of making the Martin Luther King birthday a federal holiday.

We modern Marxists regard socialism as a historically brief transitional stage between feudalism and capitalism, necessary only in backward countries.

A standard 'well woman' checkup can last as little as 10 minutes, hardly time for any in-depth discussions.

I like the idea of trying to influence society by taking a brief, then maybe subtly changing it or looking at it in a new way to see what interesting things can emerge.

It's gonna be short if it's news; put it at the top. Style's not an issue, just make it news.

Rob J. teve um breve pesadelo de médico, imaginando o som de 122.000 homens tossindo ao mesmo tempo.

Every man's last day is fixed. Lifetimes are brief, and not to be regained, for all mankind. But by their deeds to make their fame last: that is labor for the brave.

For while directly we say that it [the length of human life] is ages long, we are reminded that it is briefer than the fall of a rose leaf to the ground.

She held in her hands for one brief moment the globe which we spend our lives in trying to shape, round, whole, and entire from the confusion of chaos.