Distance Quotes

2234 Distance quotes by 1472 unique authors

So much of my poetry begins with something that I can describe in visual terms, so thinking about distance, thinking about how life begins and… — Tracy K. Smith
I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance. Never settle for the path of least resistance. Livin' might mean takin' chances but they're… — Lee Ann Womack
The day after that wedding night I found that a distance of a thousand miles, abyss and discovery and irremediable metamorphosis, separated me from the… — Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
If you have a large number of unrelated ideas, you have to get quite a distance away from them to get a view of all… — John G. Kemeny
I think that in order to achieve progress in the study of language and human cognitive faculties in general it is necessary first to establish… — Noam Chomsky
Previous to this time I had never even a balloon except from a distance. Being interested in their construction, I was about to institute a… — George Armstrong Custer
Where there is love, distance doesn't matter. — Mata Amritanandamayi
When wireless is perfectly applied the whole earth will be converted into a huge brain, which in fact it is, all things being particles of… — Nikola Tesla
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… — Confucius
All religions will pass but this will remain: simply sitting in a chair and looking into the distance. — Vasily Rozanov
The shortest distance to leadership is service. — Myles Munroe
When the dog is repeatedly teased with the sight of objects inducing salivary secretion from a distance, the reaction of the salivary glands grows weaker… — Ivan Pavlov
There is a huge gap between us (Jews) and our enemies, not just in ability but in morality, culture, sanctity of life, and conscience. They… — Moshe Katsav
Shifts within friendships happen in imperceptible increments. There is distance, then assurance. Misconjecture, caution, gradual convergence. So much depends on the respect accorded to vulnerability. — Gail Jones
During long, slow distance training, you should think of yourself as a thoroughbred disguised as a plow horse. No need to give yourself away by… — Marty Liquori
Men at a distance, who have admired our systems of government unfounded in nature, are apt to accuse the rulers, and say that taxes have… — Henry Knox
Most of the lyrics are over a year old, and it doesn't feel like it's about me. Time created a distance. — Beth Gibbons
My father kept his distance from working-class American blacks. — Constance Baker Motley
The most sinister aspect of Jack is his detachment, his ability to distance himself from his feelings. — Victor Garber
To be consistently effective, you must put a certain distance between yourself and what happens to you on the golf course. This is not indifference,… — Sam Snead
It's like why people read scary books or go see scary movies. Because it creates a distance. They're scared, but they're not going to get… — Vincent D'Onofrio
My guess is many top athletes, distance runners included, use performance-enhancing drugs, enough so that the problem must be tackled. — Bill Rodgers
I once tried standing up on my toes to see far out in the distance, but I found that I could see much farther by… — Xunzi
When I lived in New York, not only did I have safety locks on the door but I had the music going, keeping the city… — Ann Beattie
I like to get within handshaking distance of the crowd. If it happens, they know it, we know it, and that's all we came here… — Levon Helm

Who Wrote These Distance Quotes

1,472 authors contributed a total of 2,234 Distance Quotes, led by these top contributors: