“And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.”
Bible
“And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.”
“Behold, the LORD's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: / But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.”
“Our position is that there's no economic case for shortening the release pattern. We haven't allowed it to happen yet and that policy will continue. We think theaters are the natural launching pad for movies, that theatrical runs create the buzz that sells videos later on.”
Melanie Bell
“To shorten winter, borrow some money due in spring.”
W. J. Vogel
“One of the fellows called me 'Cyclone' but finally shortened it to 'Cy' and its been that ever since.”
Cy Young
“Our lives are universally shortened by our ignorance”
Herbert Spencer