Quotes about distance
distance unhappy wit
Unhappy is that Grandeur which makes us too great to be good; and that Wit which sets us at a distance from true Wisdom. Mary Astell
distance rich-or-poor blue
I really beleive that if the political leaders of the world could see their planet from a distance of, let's say 100,000 miles, their outlook wouls be fundamentally changed . The all-important border would be invisible, that noisy arguement suddenly silenced. The tiny globe would continue to turn, serenely ignoring its subdivisions, presenting a unified facade that would cry out for unified understanding, for homogeneous treatment. The earth must become as it appears: blue and white, not capitalist or communist; blue and white,not rich or poor; blue and white, not envious or envied. Michael Collins
distance believe communication
It's humbling to realise that the developmental gulf between a miniscule ant colony and our modern human civilisation is only a tiny fraction of the distance between a Type 0 and a Type III civilisation - a factor of 100 billion billion, in fact. Yet we have such a highly regarded view of ourselves, we believe a Type III civilisation would find us irresistible and would rush to make contact with us. The truth is, however, they may be as interested in communicating with humans as we are keen to communicate with ants. Michio Kaku
distance thinking fiction
Scientists are embarrassed by science fiction; they want to distance themselves as much as possible. ... I think there's nothing to be ashamed of [and that] we should take science fiction seriously.
distance eye animal
In the Renaissance, madness was present everywhere and mingled with every experience by its images or its dangers. During the classical period, madness was shown, but on the other side of bars; if present, it was at a distance, under the eyes of a reason that no longer felt any relation to it and that would not compromise itself by too close a resemblance. Madness had become a thing to look at: no longer a monster inside oneself, but an animal with strange mechanisms, a bestiality from which man had long since been suppressed. Michel Foucault
distance my-family
I didn't like the distance between my family and myself that I was experiencing from having to work all the time. Mark Ruffalo
distance golf thinking
When I'm in a zone, I don't think about the shot or the wind or the distance or the gallery or anything; I just pull a club and swing. Mark Calcavecchia
distance done prison
Prison experience puts distance between me and any person who hasn't been there, done that. Patricia McConnell
distance women two
Curve: The loveliest distance between two points. Mae West
distance thinking paris
People always go to Paris for their honeymoon. It's like they think because the distances are closer, it's much warmer. Louis Garrel
distance winning four
I'd much rather win in three or four sets than go the distance all the time; I seem to put everyone through the wringer quite a bit. Lleyton Hewitt
distance mirrors skulls
A SMALL PIECE OF TRUTH I do not carry a sickle or scythe. I only wear a hooded black robe when it's cold. And I don't have those skull-like facial features you seem to enjoy pinning on me from a distance. You want to know what I truly look like? I'll help you out. Find yourself a mirror while I continue. Markus Zusak
distance sky cities
The city buildings in the distance are holding up the sky, it seems.
distance far hard horse run running seven step toughest work
Seven furlongs is, maybe, the toughest distance because you have to run hard every step of the way. I like to try and work a horse that far before running him.
distance impressed natural truly
She truly is a jumper. I am really impressed with her distance without the practice. I know she is just a natural athlete.
distance honor observe people rules
There are people who observe the rules of honor as we observe the stars: from a distance Victor Hugo
distance play lessons
It's now possible to play and take lessons from any place of the world. The concept of physical distance doesn't exist in the online world, and that is so cool! Alexandra Kosteniuk
distance fathers firmly follow near remain thy
From near thy vicinity, from near thy distance (do I call), remain here, do not follow; do not follow the Fathers of yore! Firmly do I fasten thy life's breath.
distance worth
If it got up that high, I'd back out of tournaments (far away), just for distance alone. It's not worth it. Joseph Kennedy
distance himself paris results wish
If this results in Mr. Quintana having to have a distance between himself and Paris Hilton, she's delighted. She doesn't wish to have anything to do with this man.
distance drifted expect found people places quite search
She could be a lot of places right now, it could be a very big search area. We have found people before that have drifted quite a distance out here, places where you just wouldn't expect them to be, and it's never been surefire.
distance events middle surprise
She has been a surprise in the middle distance and distance events.
distance nearly news short spot whatsoever
She disappeared at a spot just a short distance from our home. We had no news whatsoever about her for nearly 20 years.
distance informed level line needs script sort walk
She maintains that sort of distance, and I think that's the kind of distance one needs to walk that line with that humor. So the script is informed on every level by it.
distance happens human maybe proper special stems type
I feel that a lot of human spirituality stems from the belief that we are unique and special in the universe, but maybe we are just what happens when there is proper temperature and proper distance from the right type of star. Alex Honnold
distance sorrow black
Sorrows are like thunderclouds, in the distance they look black, over our heads scarcely gray. Jean Paul
distance way miles
You can measure distance by time. 'How far away is it?' 'Oh about 20 minutes.' But it doesn't work the other way. 'When do you get off work?' 'Around 3 miles.' Jerry Seinfeld
distance character men
Progress has never been a bargain. You have to pay for it. Sometimes I think there's a man who sits behind a counter and says, "All right, you can have a telephone but you lose privacy and the charm of distance. Madam, you may vote but at a price. You lose the right to retreat behind the powder puff or your petticoat. Mister, you may conquer the air but the birds will lose their wonder and the clouds will smell of gasoline. Henry Drummond, a character in Inherit the Wind Jerome Lawrence
distance knees thrones
God is still on His throne, we're still on His 'footstool,' and there's only a knee's distance between! Jim Elliot
distance book feet
I can look at my books with pleasure from a distance. Four feet is close enough. Jim Bishop
distance achievement population
The label of 'marathoner' has, from the beginning, been awarded to those who went the distance under their own power, whether they ran, walked, crawled or tiptoed. When you cross that finish line, you've entered an elite group. About one-tenth of one percent of the population has done it. Don't let anyone take that great achievement away from you. Jeff Galloway
distance grief eye
Viewed from a distance, or through the eye of the All-Knowing CEO of the Universe, the crash of 2008 followed the usual pattern. A long-lived boom driven by cheap credit, going back as far as 1982 (though subject to interruptions in the mid-1980s and 1990s, and in 2001), came to grief because of a rise in the cost of borrowing money. James Buchan
distance play world
The world tends to trap you in the role you play and it is always extremely hard to maintain a watchful, mocking distance between oneself as one appears to be and oneself as one actually is. James A. Baldwin