Sentence examples for I'm a short from inspiring English sources

I'm a short doctor from a small state without a lot of charisma.

I'm a short distance man whether I like it or not".

"I'm a short person," said the 64-year-old Bronx resident, who has a houseful of mementos from Masses held in New York by popes Benedict and John Paul II. "I'm sure I can get past some of those big guys".

It says something about Trevor's modesty and craftsmanship that he can speak of his brief, taut novels almost as failures of economy: "I'm a short story writer," he once said, "who writes novels when he can't get them into short stories".

The first time he makes a dig at himself – "I'm a short, fairly plain person who's bluffing his case and getting away with it" – I try to say something reassuring ("Oh, you're not too bad") but it happens so often that I realise he's not looking for reassurance.

Today, I'm a short meeting advocate.

He explains: "When it comes to the Internet, I'm a short-term pessimist, but a long-term optimist".

"I said to Stephanie, 'Basically my real job is, I'm a short-order cook for you,' " he said.

"In the old days, you went to a mutual fund company and said 'I'm a short-term trader' and they would often say 'O.K.,' or they might restrict you to a certain amount," said Albert Hallac, chairman of Weston Capital, which manages $1.1 billion allocated among different types of hedge funds.

"I'm a shorter person, so I'll see something and think, 'That looks amazing!' But that person is 6ft 1in.

So I'm a short-term bull but I'm a long-term worrier.