#short

The oldest, shortest words - "yes" and "no" - are those which require the most thought. ↗

— Pythagoras

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If the individual is a unit in a corporate mass, his life is not merely brutish and short, but dull and mechanical. ↗

— Herbert Read

#corporate #dull #his #individual #life

As I've said before, time is short, and life is precious. ↗

— Nancy Reagan

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Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. ↗

— Ronald Reagan

#economy #few #government #keeps #moves

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

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You have to have a short memory as a closer. ↗

— Frank Robinson

#memory #short #short memory #you

Accordingly, when the supply of gold runs short, the security behind the notes is diminished, the loaning of notes is restricted or suspended, and the panic follows. ↗

— John Buchanan Robinson

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Sometimes, instead of purchasing a commodity out and out, people want to buy only the use of it, for a longer or shorter period. The price paid for such temporary use is commonly called hire. ↗

— John Buchanan Robinson

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The methods of peace propaganda which aim at establishing peace doctrine by argument and by creating a feeling favorable to peace in general seem to fall short of reaching the springs of human action and of dealing with the causes of the conduct which they seek to modify. ↗

— Elihu Root

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She was short on intellect, but long on shape. ↗

— George Ade

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