Short

Famous quotes containing the word short:

    “Energy falls just short of being joy.”
    —Mason Cooley (b. 1927)

    “[On being asked “what sort of future she anticipates having”:] A very short one.”
    —Jeanne Calment (b. c. 1875)

    “Sir, they are a race of convicts, and ought to be thankful for anything we allow them short of hanging.”
    —Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)