Famous Quotes & Sayings

Albert Camus

The Poor Man whom everyone speaks of, the Poor Man whom everyone pities, one of the repulsive Poor from whom charitable souls keep their distance, he has still said nothing. Or, rather, he has spoken through the voice of Victor Hugo, Zola, Richepin. At least, they said so. And these shameful impostures fed their authors. Cruel irony, the Poor Man tormented with hunger feeds those who plead his case.

Victor Hugo

There are people who observe the rules of honor as we observe the stars: from a distance

Alan Thompson

I would like to see who is going to step up in the men's middle distance area.

Paul Moreno

We just want to keep the flames away, otherwise there's really no trouble. We need to keep people at a safe distance because we need room to work so we can safely shut off the gas.

Dan Quayle

Mars is essentially in the same orbit. Mars is somewhat the same distance from the Sun, which is very important. We have seen pictures where there are canals, we believe, and water. If there is water, that means there is oxygen. If there is oxygen, then we can breathe.

H. G. Wells

How small the vastest of human catastrophes may seem, at a distance of a few million miles.

George Herbert

Envy not greatness: for thou mak'st thereby Thyself the worse, and so the distance greater.

Jean Baudrillard

This false distance is present everywhere: in spy films, in Godard, in modern advertising, which uses it continually as a cultural allusion. It is not really clear in the end whether this 'cool' smile is the smile of humour or that of commercial complicity. This is also the case with pop, and its smile ultimately encapsulates all its ambiguity: it is not the smile of critical distance, but the smile of collusion

Candice Bergen

Beauty set up distance between other people and me. It warped their behavior.

Lil' Kim

My fan mail is what keeps me going.