Best 150 quotes in «life is short quotes» category

Have you any old grudges you would like to pay, Any wrongs laid up from a bygone day? -Gather them now and lay them away When Christmas comes. Hard thoughts are heavy to carry, my friend, And life is short from beginning to end; Be kind to yourself, leave nothing to mend When Christmas comes.

He is different, and there will be many people you love who will be unhappy with you. You don’t want them to feel you’ve dishonored them. Yes, I know how it is. But life is short. A chance for great happiness doesn’t come along all that often.

I blame my dad for my sweet tooth. His motto was 'Life is short; eat dessert first.' How can I argue with that?

I believe that if you don't derive a deep sense of purpose from what you do, if you don't come radiantly alive several times a day, if you don't feel deeply grateful at the tremendous good fortune that has been bestowed on you, then you are wasting your life. And life is too short to waste.

I don't think that life happens by sitting back and waiting. People hold their cards so tight to their chest. Life is short. Tell people you love them. What's the worst that's going to happen?

I directed one of my shorts that did festivals around the world, and that was great. I've got a bit of a bug for that now. I just hope I keep challenging myself and keep doing stuff that interests me with people who I respect and who teach me stuff. If I can keep doing that in anything - acting, writing, directing or whatever - I'll do it because life is short.

If a man wants to read good books, he must make a point of avoiding bad ones; for life is short, and time and energy limited.

If you wouldn't live long, live well; for folly and wickedness shorten life.

I don't make plans, because life is short and unpredictable - much like the weather!

I have no time for the endless nostalgia: 'Oh gosh I used to . . . ' Life is too short; I don't have any time for sitting and saying I miss things. What's the point? Go and do something else.'

If I can get a day to myself, I won't answer the phone, I'll read or go for a walk. Simple, basic things. People think there's always time to do that but there isn't. Life is short.

I get on with all my exes, so there's nothing I need to forget about. I don't know - life is shorter than it seems.

I'm not someone who dwells upon past events, taking the view that life is too short

I hear what many of you are saying: We don’t have the time, we are busy. Well Nobody Has Time, Everyone Is Busy. In the time it took you to read this post, your life just got a minute shorter. That is precisely why we read (and why some of us write): because life is short and finite, we want more, and literature is the distillation of all those lives we will not lead.

I made up my mind long ago that life was too short to do anything for myself that I could pay others to do for me.

I think life is short, and you can't spend time doing things just to be on set to reassure yourself that people are not going to forget about you.

I just wanna live the moment and just take every moment and embrace it because life is short.

I think life is far too short to concentrate on your past. I rather look into the future.

I've always wanted to get as far as possible from the place where I was born. Far both geographically and spiritually. To leave it behind ... I feel that life is very short and the world is there to see and one should know as much about it as possible. One belongs to the whole world, not just one part of it.

I try not to spend too much time on partisan politics. Life's too short for that. I don't really believe that there have been many human problems solved by politics.

Let's not allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despise and forget. Remember "Life is too short to be little".

Life is a flash of lightning in the dark of night. It is a brief time of tremendous potential.

Life is just a short walk from the cradle to the grave - and it sure behooves us to be kind to one another along the way.

Life is short and art is long.

Life is short and often stingy; feast the heart with what it craves, short of cruelty, and let the world wonder.

Life is short, and potential studies infinite. We have a much better chance of accomplishing something significant when we follow our passionate interests and work in areas of deepest personal meaning.

Life is short and the older you get, the more you feel it. Indeed, the shorter it is.

Life is short and experiences with remarkable people are rare.

... life is short and the world is wide

Life is short but it is wide. This too shall pass.

Life is short. I'm here to make music, I'm not here to sit on a beach. That sounds really boring to me.

Life is too short not to do a little practical joking.

Life is short. The sooner that a man begins to enjoy his wealth the better.

Life is short, yet sweet.

Life is too short to be little. Man is never so manly as when he feels deeply, acts boldly, and expresses himself with frankness and with fervour.

Life is too short to be miserable.

Life is short, youth is finite, and opportunities endless. Have you found the intersection of your passion and the potential for world-shaping positive impact?

Life is too short for us to keep important words, for example, 'I love you', locked in our hearts.

Life is short and progress is slow

Life is short and the older you get, the more you feel it. Indeed, the shorter it is. People lose their capacity to walk, run, travel, think, and experience life. I realise how important it is to use the time I have.

Life is short, and the Tour de France long.

Life is short for those who are truly able to understand that one day the entire world will come to a complete end. Not everyone is capable of that. Not everyone has the ability to comprehend what going away for all eternity really implies. There are too many distractions, hour by hour, minute by minute, to hinder such an understanding.

Life is short if you don't notice it'll pass you by, That's why my head is in the clouds trying to pass the sky.

Life is short. Life goes fast. And what I really want to do in my life is to bring something new, something beautiful and something filled with light into the world. I try to think of that every day so that I can remember why I am coming to my studio.

Life is short. Time is fleeting. Realize the Self. Purity of the heart is the gateway to God. Aspire. Renounce. Meditate. Be good; do good. Be kind; be compassionate. Inquire, know Thyself.

Life is too short to be a boring company.

Life is short, so I am one of those people - and luckily my girlfriend is too - who wants to live everywhere. I don't know how long I'll be there, but I like it right now.

Life is short; this being so, who would pursue great things and not bear with what is at hand? These are the ways of madmen and men of evil counsel, at least in my judgment.

Life is short. Time is short. As we get older, time does quicken. It's long, and it's long pertaining to that thought, that the past is not done with you because you can't rid of it.

Life is short. You better get out there and do what you want to do while you can.