Distance Quotes

2234 Distance quotes by 1472 unique authors

Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand. — Thomas Carlyle
Our hours in love have wings; in absence, crutches. — Miguel de Cervantes
American stuntmen are smart - they think about safety. When they do a jump in a car, they calculate everything: the speed, the distance... But… — Jackie Chan
Actually, the curious thing is that the more you become a subject of admiration or loathing, the more you're examined under a microscope, the distance… — Nick Clegg
It is not by sitting still at a grand distance and calling the human race larvae that men are to be helped. — Albert Einstein
Let us hope that the advent of a successful flying machine, now only dimly foreseen and nevertheless thought to be possible, will bring nothing but… — Octave Chanute
The Marathon distance is very difficult to cover and without the support of all of the fans and people cheering us on and the other… — Unknown Author
Any baseball is beautiful. No other small package comes as close to the ideal design and utility. It is a perfect object for a man's… — Roger Angell
What? Men dodging this way for single bullets? What will you do when they open fire along the whole line? I am ashamed of you.… — John Sedgwick
I'm about five inches from being an outstanding golfer. That's the distance my left ear is from my right. — Ben Crenshaw
Art said he wanted to get more distance. I told him to hit it and run backward. — Ken Venturi
Good things come slow, especially in distance running. — Unknown Author
We may go to the moon, but that' s not very far. The greatest distance we have to cover still lies within us. — Charles de Gaulle
The natural formation of the country is the soldier's best ally; but a power of estimating the adversary, of controlling the forces of victory, and… — Sun Tzu
If you are situated at a great distance from the enemy, and the strength of the two armies is equal, it is not easy to… — Sun Tzu
We may distinguish six kinds of terrain, to wit: (1) Accessible ground; (2) entangling ground; (3) temporising ground; (4) narrow passes; (5) precipitous heights; (6)… — Sun Tzu
A player's ability to rebound is inversely proportional to the distance between where he was born and the nearest railroad tracks. The greater distance you… — Pete Carril
The ability to rebound is in inverse proportion to the distance your house is from the nearest railroad tracks. — Don Meyer
Once more I am the silent one who came out of the distance wrapped in cold rain and bells: I owe to earth's pure death… — Pablo Neruda
An essential part of any successful action on the part of the United States is an understanding on the part of the people of America… — George C. Marshall

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