Distance Quotes

2234 Distance quotes by 1472 unique authors

When the enemy comes with shame and blame, tell him to go measure the distance from east to west and get back to you. — Louie Giglio
To understand one's world, one must sometimes turn away from it! To serve better, one must briefly hold it at a distance. Where can the… — Albert Camus
Think about winning the day... if you are worried about the mountain in the distance, you might trip over the molehill right in front of… — Drew Brees
Freedom is nothing but the distance between the hunter and the hunted. — Bei Dao
This is a regional fair that attracts people from the surrounding counties and from further distances. The fair draws people from as far away as… — Eddie Murphy
The greatest force is derived from the power of thought. The finer the element, the more powerful it is. The silent power of thought influences… — Swami Vivekananda
In the distance, Bo saw a fairy. A fairy so beautiful that he felt proud of being called one in highschool. — Bo Burnham
Ideas are easy to come by, they spring effortlessly out of the vacuity of the mind and cost nothing. When they are held and projected… — Unknown Author
Get some distance on yourself and undertand the multilevel structure that's operating. There's a power structure within you. You're a very political creature. — Frederick Lenz
Racing a marathon is a true and simple way to test the human spirit. Whether it goes perfectly or poorly you will certainly learn something… — Unknown Author
I like the stroke seat. I want to be there. I want to have the race come down to a short distance and be the… — Unknown Author
There is no object so large but that at a great distance from the eye it does not appear smaller than a smaller object near. — Leonardo da Vinci
We can take some gratification at having come a certain distance in just a few thousand years of our existence as language users, but it… — Lewis Thomas
The second best thing about space travel is that the distances involved make war very difficult, usually impractical, and almost always unnecessary. This is probably… — Robert A. Heinlein
The outstanding feature, however, is the possibility that the velocity-distance relation may represent the de Sitter effect, and hence that numerical data may be introduced… — Edwin Powell Hubble
They have likewise discovered two lesser stars, or satellites, which revolve around Mars, whereof the innermost is distant from the center of the primary exactly… — Jonathan Swift
The distance between the earth and her satellite is a mere trifle, and undeserving of serious consideration. I am convinced that before twenty years are… — Jules Verne
Despite the immense distance between our own solar system (including the earth) and the nearest other solar systems, a journey from one system to another… — Hermann Oberth
Thus far I have explained the phenomena of the heavens and of our sea by the force of gravity, but I have not yet assigned… — Isaac Newton
Part of why I started a band was due to feelings of shyness and social ineptitude. I saw it as some way of being able… — Jarvis Cocker
Opportunity is a parade. Even as one chance passes, the next is a fife and drum echoing in the distance. — Robert Breault
At one time, the earth was supposed to be flat. Well, so it is, even today, from Paris to Asnieres. But that fact doesn't prevent… — Vincent Van Gogh
Perspective, as its inventor remarked, is a beautiful thing. What horrors of damp huts, where human beings languish, may not become picturesque through aerial distance! — George Eliot
Perspective, as its inventor remarked, is a beautiful thing. What horrors of damp huts, where human beings languish, may not become picturesque through aerial distance!… — George Eliot
Photography is to the layman perhaps the most enticing art. As a buff and a follower, at a respectful distance, I find myself like others,… — Norman Corwin

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