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Distance Quotes by Charles Francis Richter
- Magnitude may be compared to the power output in kilowatts of a [radio] broadcasting station; local intensity, on the Mercalli or similar scale, is then…
- I suggested that we might compare earthquakes in terms of the measured amplitudes recorded at these stations, with an appropriate correction for distance.
- Intensity like signal strength will generally fall off with distance from the source, although it also depends on the local conditions and the pathway from…
More Distance Quotes
- The further we distance ourselves from the spell of the present, explored by our senses, the harder it will be to understand… — Diane Ackerman
- Can miles truly separate you from friends... If you want to be with someone you love, aren't you already there? — Richard Bach
- Technology gives us the facilities that lessen the barriers of time and distance - the telegraph and cable, the telephone, radio, and… — Emily Greene Balch
- Life is suffering. We have desires and expectations and egos, and we compare the reality we have, which is miraculous and wondrous,… — Alan Ball
- We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they… — Henry Ward Beecher
- Memories are like stones, time and distance erode them like acid. — Ugo Betti
- Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance. — Ambrose Bierce
- Estrangement shows itself precisely in the elimination of distance between people. — Theodor Adorno
- It's a big thing now: A lot of people want to be assistants to celebrities. If you're pursuing that, you're an idiot.… — Lewis Black
- It is easy to be brave from a safe distance. — Aesop
- Distance does not decide who is your brother and who is not. The church is going to have to become the conscience… — Bono
- Laughter is the closest distance between two people. — Victor Borge