#short

Just a few short years ago in the year 2000, the last full fiscal year of the Clinton administration, this country was running a surplus of $236 billion. ↗

— John Spratt

#ago #billion #clinton #clinton administration #country

A short reign does not spare the masses. ↗

— Statius

#masses #reign #short #spare

Nothing good comes in life or athletics unless a lot of hard work has preceded the effort. Only temporary success is achieved by taking short cuts. ↗

— Roger Staubach

#athletics #comes #cuts #effort #good

Your days are short here; this is the last of your springs. And now in the serenity and quiet of this lovely place, touch the depths of truth, feel the hem of Heaven. You will go away with old, good friends. And don't forget when you leave why you came. ↗

— Adlai E. Stevenson

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Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime. ↗

— Adlai E. Stevenson

#dedication #emotion #frenzied #lifetime #outbursts

The writer's shortness of breath became more and more distressing as he rose. ↗

— Hudson Stuck

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Where there are large powers with little ambition... nature may be said to have fallen short of her purposes. ↗

— Jonathan Swift

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Where there are large powers with little ambition, nature may be said to have fallen short of her purposes. ↗

— Henry Taylor

#fallen #her #large #little #may

Life is too short to miss out on the beautiful things like a double cheeseburger. ↗

— Channing Tatum

#beautiful things #cheeseburger #double #life #life is too short

I started formal piano training when I was 4. From there I had little violas, and I had dancing lessons of every sort and description, and painting lessons. I had German. And shorthand. ↗

— Twyla Tharp

#description #every #formal #german #had