Quotes with short-sighted

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  • Carol Moseley Braun All I really want to be is boring. When people talk about me, I'd like them to say, Carol's basically a short Bill Bradley. Or, Carol's kind of like Al Gore in a skirt.
    Carol Moseley Braun
    American diplomat, politician, and lawyer (1947 - )
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  • Alec Guinness An actor is totally vulnerable. His total personality is exposed to critical judgment - his intellect, his bearing, his diction, his whole appearance. In short, his ego.
    Alec Guinness
    English actor (1914 - 2000)
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  • Sydney Justin Harris An idealist believes the short run doesn't count. A cynic believes the long run doesn't matter. A realist believes that what is done or left undone in the short run determines the long run.
    Sydney Justin Harris
    American journalist (1917 - 1986)
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  • Bill Bryson And then it occurred to me that a computer is a stupid machine with the ability to do incredibly smart things, while computer programmers are smart people with the ability to do incredibly stupid things. They are, in short, a perfect match.
    Bill Bryson
    American-British author (1951 - )
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  • Robert Frost And were an epitaph to be my story I'd have a short one ready for my own. I would have written of me on my stone: I had a lover's quarrel with the world.
    Robert Frost
    American poet (1874 - 1963)
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  • Horace Anger is short madness
    Horace
    Roman poet
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  • Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Art is long, life short, judgment difficult, opportunity transient.
    Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
    German writer and poet (1749 - 1832)
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  • Carl Hagelin As a kid, I was so short, it was tough for me to keep up with the taller guys. I always had quick feet, but I just didn't have any power, really, as a kid.
    Carl Hagelin
    Swedish ice hockey player (1988 - )
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  • Barry Eichengreen As for the single market, the E.U.'s landmark achievement, there is no question that a euro zone breakup would severely disrupt its operation in the short run.
    Barry Eichengreen
    American economist
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  • Carlos Ghosn As the CEO, I have to take care of the short term, mid term and the long term.
    Carlos Ghosn
    Brazilian-born businessman (1954 - )
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  • Jeremy Collier As the language of the face is universal, so 'tis very comprehensive; no laconism can reach it: 'Tis the short hand of the mind, and crowds a great deal in a little room
    Jeremy Collier
    English theatre critic, non-juror bishop and theologian (1650 - 1726)
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  • Beth Ditto As with most phobias, the fear of flying does make some sense, but if ever there was a fear worth quashing then this is it. After all, life is short, and there's a great big world to explore out there.
    Beth Ditto
    American singer-songwriter and actress (1981 - )
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  • Beeban Kidron At 99 and after a long stay in a nursing home, the death of legendary photographer Eve Arnold was hardly a surprise - though she may have been just a little annoyed to quit a few months short of 100.
    Beeban Kidron
    British filmmaker (1961 - )
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  • Billy Evans Ball teams do not always run true to form in a short series. In a season's campaign, class will tell; the best team will invariably win, unless disaster overtakes it. In a short series, some freak situation, same unusual play, may prove to be the turning point.
    Billy Evans
    American umpire in Major League Baseball (1884 - )
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  • Bill Buckner Baseball is a game of averages, but over a short period of time, to have a little luck going is not a bad thing.
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  • David Starr Jordan Be a life long or short, its completeness depends on what it was lived for.
    David Starr Jordan
    American educator, eugenicist, and peace activist (1851 - 1931)
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  • Lady Mary Wortley Montagu Be plain in dress, and sober in your diet; In short, my dear, kiss me and be quiet.
    Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
    English writer (1689 - 1762)
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  • Socrates Beauty is a short-lived tyranny.
    Socrates
    Greek philosopher (469 - 399)
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  • Bud Grant Being cold for a short period of time is not life-threatening. You can perform a task when you're cold. We proved that when the Vikings played outside.
    Bud Grant
    American football coach and player (1927 - )
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  • Thomas De Quincey Cows are amongst the gentlest of breathing creatures; none show more passionate tenderness to their young when deprived of them; and, in short, I am not ashamed to profess a deep love for these quiet creatures.
    Thomas De Quincey
    British writer (1785 - 1859)
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