I think it's healthy for couples to be away from each other for short periods. Votes: 2
Asking the government to help you for short periods of time is different than asking the government to take care of you for the rest of your life. Votes: 2
The unflattering reviews are painful for short periods of time; the badly written ones are deeply, deeply insulting. That reviewer took no time to really read the book. Votes: 2
I like the desert for short periods of time, from inside a car, with the windows rolled up, and the doors locked. I prefer beach resorts with room service. Votes: 2
Each organism, no matter how simple or complex, has around it a sacred bubble of space, a bit of mobile territoriality which only a few other organisms are allowed to penetrate and then only for short periods of time. Votes: 2
I was born in London, England, in 1938, a few months before the war, and spent the first years of my life there, although I was evacuated a couple of times for short periods. My schooling was very interrupted, both by frequent moves and by ill health. Votes: 2
Why do you think so many actors are only half-developed people? It's very easy when you're a young actor to have these intense, explosive friendships for short periods of time, because you can control what's shown of you. Then you go on to your next job and reinvent yourself again. I think it's important to find something constant. Votes: 2
My working habits are simple: long periods of thinking, short periods of writing. Votes: 0
Perhaps I am the turtle, able to live simply anywhere, even underwater for short periods, with my home on my back. Votes: 0
A spiritual 'spurter' is one who is given to short bursts of spectacular effort followed by frequent and lengthy periods of rest. Votes: 0
The history of government management of money has, except for a few short happy periods, been one of incessant fraud and deception. Votes: 0
In youth the life of reason is not in itself sufficient; afterwards the life of emotion, except for short periods, becomes unbearable. Votes: 0
War is sometimes described as long periods of boredom punctuated by short moments of excitement. History is often similar, if rather safer. Votes: 0
No one can understand history without continually relating the long periods which are constantly mentioned to the experiences of our own short lives. Votes: 0
The good things in history are usually of very short duration, but afterward have a decisive influence on what happens over long periods of time. Votes: 0
The parliamentary principle of decision by majorities only appears during quite short periods of history, and those are always periods of decadence in nations and States. Votes: 0
The meaning of Sannyas is not well defined. Its meaning is not static; it is redefined after short periods of time in the life of a Sannyasi. Votes: 0
I would stay on, but 'General Hospital' honestly doesn't seem to want that relationship with this character at the moment. They want little short doses during sweeps periods. Votes: 0
The rights of the people to the exercise and fruits of their own industry can never be protected against the selfishness of rulers not subject to their control at short periods. Votes: 0
Each organism, no matter how simple or complex, has around it a sacred bubble of space, a bit of mobile territoriality which only a few other organisms are allowed to penetrate and then only for short periods of time.
What is without periods of rest will not endure. Votes: 3 Ovid
Short cuts make long delays. Votes: 4 J. R. R. Tolkien