Ships at a distance have every man's wish on board.

Distance is a test of love. many will fail for those who can't withstand it, but for those who can, theres only one answer…

— Anonymous

I raised another shot. "That sound you hear is the heads of moral conservatives spontaneously exploding in the distance.

— Rob Thurman

I think hair gel was invented to make it easier to identify assholes from a distance.

— Demetri Martin

Distance sometimes endears friendship, and absence sweeteneth it.

— James Howell

Prison experience puts distance between me and any person who hasn't been there, done that.

— Patricia McConnell

At a distance, we cannot conceive of the authority of a despot who knows all his subjects on sight.

— Stendhal

When somebody mentions that I did a play with George C. Scott, I'm like, it can't have happened. What was I doing on a…

— Paul Dano

She watched the prairies the rivers, the towns slipping past at an untouchable distance below - and she noted that the sense of detachment…

— Ayn Rand

Memories seem to surface in no particular order, with no time attached. Yesterday can seem as distant as last year. My life now consists…

— Linda Olsson

I've never bought this idea of taking a therapeutic distance. If I see a student or house staff cry, I take great faith in…

— Abraham Verghese

Combining the experience of a seasoned university president with the analysis of a respected legal scholar, Derek Bok explores what he concludes are 'signs…

— Frank H. T. Rhodes

To be a champion long-distance runner you have to run on the edge of death.

— Toshihiko Seko

The sectaries of a persecuted religion, depressed by fear, animated with resentment, and perhaps heated by enthusiasm, are seldom in a proper temper of…

— Edward Gibbon

Within walking distance of any spot on Earth there's probably more than enough mystery to investigate in a lifetime.

— Alix Kates Shulman

It takes a little more time to get into the role, but not very much more. In making a record you don't have the…

— Maria Callas