Quotes with short-sighted

Quotes 261 till 280 of 288.

  • Bruce Babbitt We have to preserve it and use it sustainably. And the short-term use of resources at the destruction of the long-term heritage of this country is not a policy that we can pursue.
    Bruce Babbitt
    American attorney and politician (1938 - )
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  • Ben Carson We need to find ways to elevate the expectations, particularly of those individuals who may start off on a lower socioeconomic rung, who might be seen as disadvantaged. But, you know, the reason I say be seen as disadvantaged, it's because life is so short, and there's so much that can change.
    Ben Carson
    American politician, and author (1951 - )
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  • Bobby Wallace We were in Philadelphia when Manager Pat shifted me from third to short, and right off the bat, I knew I had found my dish. Footwork was more a part of the new position than it had been at third. I suddenly felt I had sprouted wings. A world of new possibilities opened for me.
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  • Arthur Hugh Clough Well, I know, after all, it is only juxtaposition, Juxtaposition, in short; and what is juxtaposition?
    Arthur Hugh Clough
    English poet (1819 - 1861)
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  • Adlai Stevenson II What do we mean by patriotism in the context of our times? I venture to suggest that what we mean is a sense of national responsibility... a patriotism which is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.
    Adlai Stevenson II
    American politician and governor (1900 - 1965)
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  • Charles Darwin When civilised nations come into contact with barbarians the struggle is short.
    The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Vol. I (1871)
    Charles Darwin
    English scientist and biologist (1809 - 1882)
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  • Brett Ratner When I do short films, I try to do something completely out of my comfort zone, out of my element.
    Brett Ratner
    American director and producer (1969 - )
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  • Ben Nicholson When I left school I went on trip around the world - I only got as far as Australia, but like a bloody fool I cut it short because of a girl. It's probably one of my big regrets in life.
    Ben Nicholson
    English painter (1894 - 1982)
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  • Carla Bruni When I met Eric Clapton, I was a very young girl. I was 20 years old. And we were linked for a very short time, and then we became friends. And then we lost touch, which I'm really sorry about.
    Carla Bruni
    Italian-French singer-songwriter (1967 - )
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  • Carine Roitfeld When I was working with Tom Ford, he would just look at me and ask, 'Will you wear it?' I'd say, 'Ah, too long, too short, lower waist, deeper V, unbutton' - that sort of thing. I don't create clothes, but I definitely know how to make them come alive.
    Carine Roitfeld
    French fashion editor (1954 - )
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  • Edgar W. Howe When men are not regretting that life is so short, they are doing something to kill time.
    Edgar W. Howe
    American journalist and writer (1853 - 1937)
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  • Jeremy Taylor When you lie down with a short prayer, commit yourself into the hands of your Creator; and when you have done so, trust Him with yourself, as you must do when you are dying.
    Jeremy Taylor
    British churchman and writer (1613 - 1667)
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  • Ben Goldacre When you prescribe a new drug, often you are prescribing something that has only been tested in a few thousand people for a very short period of time, perhaps only six months, and that's not long enough to know whether there are any medium- or long-term side effects.
    Ben Goldacre
    British physician, academic (1974 - )
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  • Sir Henry Taylor Where there are large powers with little ambition... nature may be said to have fallen short of her purposes.
    Sir Henry Taylor
    English dramatist and poet (1800 - 1886)
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  • William Shakespeare Why so large a cost, having so short a lease, does thou upon your fading mansion spend?
    William Shakespeare
    English playwright and poet (1564 - 1616)
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  • Samuel Johnson Wickedness is always easier than virtue, for it takes a short cut to everything.
    Samuel Johnson
    English writer (1709 - 1784)
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  • Carl Sagan Widespread intellectual and moral docility may be convenient for leaders in the short term, but it is suicidal for nations in the long term. One of the criteria for national leadership should therefore be a talent for understanding, encouraging, and making constructive use of vigorous criticism.
    Billions and Billions: Thoughts of Life and Death at the Brink of the Millenium (1997) Ch. 14, The Common Enemy
    Carl Sagan
    American astronomer, cosmologist, astrophysicist and author (1934 - 1996)
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  • Ralph Waldo Emerson Wisdom is like electricity. There is no permanently wise man, but men capable of wisdom, who, being put into certain company, or other favorable conditions, become wise for a short time, as glasses rubbed acquire electric power for a while.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    American poet and philosopher (1803 - 1882)
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W. Bruce Cameron With my book 'How to Remodel a Man,' I was on Oprah, Fox News, the Early Show, and Good Morning America. Oprah was the best - an hour long segment. TV is so short; you answer a few questions, and then it's over. It feels like a hit-and-run with a camera.
    W. Bruce Cameron
    American writer and columnist (1960 - )
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  • Aleksandr Solzjenitsyn Woe to that nation whose literature is cut short by the intrusion of force. This is not merely interference with freedom of the press but the sealing up of a nation's heart, the excision of its memory.
    Aleksandr Solzjenitsyn
    Russian Novelist (1918 - 2008)
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