Distance Quotes

2234 Distance quotes by 1472 unique authors

I can see lights in the distance trembling in the dark cloak of night Candles and lanterns are dancing, dancing a waltz on All Souls… — Loreena McKennitt
Never mistake a clear view for a short distance. — Paul Saffo
So often the shortest distance to happiness is the length of an about-face. — Robert Breault
This grant gave me more than memories; it gave me a crucial experience that is formative to all writers: the ability to perceive that we… — Paula Vogel
Richard Lee calculated that a Bushman child will be carried a distance of 4,900 miles before he begins to walk on his own. Since, during… — Bruce Chatwin
I believe one day the distance between myself and God will / disappear. — Franz Wright
There is magic in the feel of a paddle and the movement of a canoe, a magic compounded of distance, adventure, solitude, and peace. The… — Sigurd F. Olson
The French believe that all errors are distant, someone else's fault. Americans believe that there is no distance, no difference, and therefore that there are… — Adam Gopnik
Ways of loving from a distance, mating without even touching-Amor platonicus! The ladder of love one is expected to climb higher and higher, elating the… — Elif Safak
In terms of distance, the prodigal's pigsty is the farthest point from home; in terms of time, the pigsty is the shortest distance to the… — Os Guinness
If food was no longer obliged to make intercontinental journeys, but stayed part of a system in which it can be consumed over short distances,… — Carlo Petrini
The superior man undergoes three changes. Looked at from a distance, he appears stern; when approached, he is mild; when he is heard to speak,… — Confucius
Our life is like a land journey, too even and easy and dull over long distances across the plains, too hard and painful up the… — Lloyd C. Douglas
Let me tell you what's fun in golf - low scores. The manufacturers have tricked people into believing that distance is everything. There is no… — Hal Sutton
Earlier maps had underestimated the distances to other continents and exaggerated the outlines of individual nations. Now global dimensions could be set, with authority, by… — Dava Sobel
The greatest distance in the world is the 14 inches from our minds to our hearts. — Agnes Baker Pilgrim
From the Distance You only See My Light; Come closer and You will Know that I Am You. — Unknown Author
I think sometimes we can use spirituality as a vehicle to go closer to the things that frighten us and sometimes we can use it… — Jon Foreman
I am early in my story, but I believe I will stretch out into eternity, and in heaven I will reflect upon these early days,… — Donald Miller
His Name will never fall. His Name will never be defeated. His Name will never be reduced to rubble. A tower that’s stronger than any… — Liz Curtis Higgs
Our senses enable us to perceive only a minute portion of the outside world. Our hearing extends to a small distance. Our sight is impeded… — Nikola Tesla
One way to practice staying present is to simply sit still for a while and listen. For one minute, listen to the sounds close to… — Pema Chodron
As a black person in America, I am twice as likely as a white person to live in an area where air pollution poses the… — Majora Carter
Miracles are short-term solutions, it's wisdom that helps you go the distance. — John Nolte
Atheism is so senseless. When I look at the solar system, I see the earth at the right distance from the sun to receive the… — Isaac Newton

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