Quotes about distance
distance thinking envy
I've noticed that, while I can't help but respect and sort of envy the moral nerve of people who truly do not care what others think of them, people like this also make me nervous, and I tend to do my admiring from a safe distance. David Foster
distance character mustache
I'm an actor, in particular, that likes to have a mask or something that can help me distance myself from the character. Like the moustache or an accent. Corey Stoll
distance men three
The superior man undergoes three changes. Looked at from a distance, he appears stern; when approached, he is mild; when he is heard to speak, his language is firm and decided. Confucius
distance men space
The way of the superior man may be compared to what takes place in traveling, when to go to a distance we must first traverse the space that is near, and in ascending a height, when we must begin from the lower ground.
distance men good-man
The gods should certainly be revered, but kept at a distance... . The way is not beyond man; he who creates a way outside of man cannot make it a true way. A good man is content with changing man, and that is enough for him.
distance chinese devil
Respect the gods and the devils but keep them at a distance
distance golf two
The shortest distance between any two points on a golf course is a straight line that passes directly through the center of a very large tree.
distance rich poor
Distance, n. The only thing that the rich are willing for the poor to call theirs and keep. Ambrose Bierce
distance technology devil
Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance.
distance long people
I'm very much a loner. I don't like long relationships with people and I always keep people at a distance. Anthony Hopkins
distance way intention
Time and distance have a way of playing tricks with your best intentions. Anthony Kiedis
distance years games
I don't push my luck. I don't worry about the results and therefore everything seems to work out well. That's something I've learnt over the years. The whole thing about the acting business is that it's a hit-or-miss game so I keep my distance from it.
distance long waiting
No matter how far you are. No matter how long it takes him. Through Distance And Time I'll be waiting .. Alicia Keys
distance ignorance thinking
I dont think ignorance is a way that you gain distance on something. Alice Sebold
distance mirrors long
God reveals Himself in rearview mirrors. And I've an inkling that there are times when we need to drive a long, long distance, before we can look back and see God's back in the rearview mirror. Maybe sometimes about as far as heaven -- that kind of distance. Ann Voskamp
distance long people
But too many people now climb onto the cross merely to be seen from a greater distance, even if they have to trample somewhat on the one who has been there so long. Albert Camus
distance men voice
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.
distance race long
Freedom is not a reward or a decoration that is celebrated with champagne...Oh no! It's a...long distance race, quite solitary and very exhausting.
distance race long
[Liberty] is a choreand a long-distance race, quite solitary, quite exhausting.
distance reality men
The first progressive step for a mind overwhelmed by the strangeness of things is to realize that this feeling of strangeness is shared with all men and that human reality, in its entirety, suffers from the distance which separates it from the rest of the universe.
distance far-away alienation
I am too far away from what I love and my distance is without remedy.
distance breathing-space long
To understand one's world, one must sometimes turn away from it! To serve better, one must briefly hold it at a distance. Where can the necessary solitude be found, the long breathing space in which mind gathers its strength and takes stock of its courage.
distance order cities
In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion; in order to serve others better, one has to hold them at a distance for a time. But where can one find the solitude necessary to vigor, the deep breath in which the mind collects itself and courage gauges its strength? There remain big cities.
distance games events
Coming into the Games I knew I was in five events but I didn't expect to get a medal in every distance, especially the 5,000. Cindy Klassen
distance opposites ideas
I like making images that from a distance seem kind of seductive, colorful, luscious and engaging, and then you realize what you're looking at is something totally opposite. It seems boring to me to pursue the typical idea of beauty, because that is the easiest and the most obvious way to see the world. It's more challenging to look at the other side. Cindy Sherman
distance world littles
I like the little bit of distance that London affords me and I like living in a world capital. I like having the culture at my fingertips. Cillian Murphy
distance evil expanse
The distance between Evil and Good is a vast expanse in which many can exist without being either. Amish Tripathi
distance years long
About once a year, I do these long-distance relays with some friends of mine, and it takes about 27 or 28 hours to complete it. Anson Mount
distance silence desire
We're all torn between the desire for privacy and the fear of lonliness. We need each other and we need to get away from each other. We need proximity and distance, conversation and silence. We almost always get more of each than we want at any one time. Andy Rooney
distance eye past
I am lost if I attempt to take count of chronology. When I think over the past, I am like a person whose eyes cannot properly measure distances and is liable to think things extremely remote which on examination prove to be quite near. Andre Gide
distance thinking pieces
I think doing period piece is easier, because after a certain distance, everybody is equal, I think. The relative contemporary is harder. I think that's the way it is. Ang Lee
distance
Never in history has distance meant less. Alvin Toffler
distance dual events few guys hopefully meets points runners
We have a very young team. A lot of the young guys are distance runners and throwers, so hopefully a few will develop. We need to get some points in those events at dual meets especially.