#shortest

Jokes are better than war. Even the most aggressive jokes are better than the least aggressive wars. Even the longest jokes are better than the shortest wars. ↗

— George Mikes

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There are many crooked lines and one straight line. Which is the line of truth? Why the straight line? Truth is always the shortest distance between two points. ↗

— Sun Myung Moon

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We're all very sensitive that Jim has the shortest history with the band. He wants to be somewhat of a free agent. I'm just going to let time dictate how Jim's future evolves. ↗

— Thurston Moore

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The oldest, shortest words - "yes" and "no" - are those which require the most thought. ↗

— Pythagoras

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The shortest period of time lies between the minute you put some money away for a rainy day and the unexpected arrival of rain. ↗

— Jane Bryant Quinn

#away #between #day #lies #minute

The American Constitution is the greatest governing document, and at some 7,000 words, just about the shortest. ↗

— Stephen Ambrose

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The shortest way to do many things is to do only one thing at once. ↗

— Samuel Smiles

#once #one thing #only #shortest #shortest way

Laughter is the shortest distance between two people. ↗

— Yakov Smirnoff

#distance #laughter #people #shortest #shortest distance

I will be brief. Not nearly so brief as Salvador Dali, who gave the world's shortest speech. He said I will be so brief I have already finished, and he sat down. ↗

— Gene Fowler

#brief #dali #down #finished #gave

Get up and dance, get up and smile, get up and drink to the days that are gone in the shortest while. ↗

— Simon Fowler

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