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Life is Short Quotes

    “Forget about your lists and do what you can because that’s all you can do.  Phone up the people you miss and tell them you love them.  Hug those close to you as hard as you can.  Because you are always only a drunk driver’s stupidity, a nervous shopkeeper’s mistake, a doctor’s best attempts and an old age away from forever.” ~ Iain Thomas, I Wrote This For You

    Life is too short.

      Life is too short.

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      “Life is too short.  Grudges are a waste of perfect happiness.  Laugh when you can.  Apologize when you should and let go of what you can.  Take chances.  Give everything and have no regrets.  Life is too short to be unhappy.  You have to take the good with the bad.  Smile when you’re sad.  Love what you got and always remember what you had.  Always forgive but never forget.  Learn from your mistakes but never regret.  People change and things go wrong.  But always remember, life goes on.”

        “Time is short, my strength is limited, the office is a horror, the apartment is noisy, and if a pleasant, straightforward life is not possible then one must try to wriggle through by subtle maneuvers.” ~ Franz Kafka, via Daily Rituals

          “I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them.” ~ Ian Fleming

            “‘Life’s too short’ is repeated often enough to be a cliche, but this time it’s true. You don’t have enough time to be both unhappy and mediocre. It’s not just pointless, it’s painful. Instead of wondering when your next vacation is, maybe you ought to set up a life you don’t need to escape from.” ~ Seth Godin, Tribes

            Slow Dance

              Have you ever watched kids
              On a merry-go-round?

              Or listened to the rain
              Slapping on the ground?

              Ever followed a butterfly’s erratic flight?
              Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?

              You better slow down.
              Don’t dance so fast.

              Time is short.
              The music won’t last.

              Do you run through each day
              On the fly?

              When you ask: How are you?
              Do you hear the reply?

              When the day is done,
              do you lie in your bed

              With the next hundred chores
              Running through your head?

              You’d better slow down.
              Don’t dance so fast.

              Time is short.
              The music won’t last.

              Ever told your child,
              We’ll do it tomorrow?

              And in your haste,
              Not see his sorrow?

              Ever lost touch,
              Let a good friendship die

              Cause you never had time
              To call and say, “Hi”?

              You’d better slow down.
              Don’t dance so fast.

              Time is short
              The music won’t last.

              When you run so fast to get somewhere
              You miss half the fun of getting there.

              When you worry and hurry through your day,
              It is like an unopened gift thrown away.

              Life is not a race.
              Do take it slower.

              Hear the music
              Before the song is over.

               

              ~ David L. Weatherford, Child Psychologist

                “We don’t get a chance to do that many things, and every one should be really excellent. Because this is our life. Life is brief, and then you die, you know? And we’ve all chosen to do this with our lives. So it better be damn good. It better be worth it.” ~ Steve Jobs

                  “Life is short, fragile and does not wait for anyone. There will NEVER be a perfect time to pursue your dreams and goals.” ~ Unknown

                    “Life is too short, so kiss slowly, laugh insanely, love truly and forgive quickly” ~ Unknown

                      “Time sneaks up on you like a windshield on a bug.” ~ Jogn Lithgow