Distance Quotes

2234 Distance quotes by 1472 unique authors

Some set more by such things as come from a distance, but I rec'lect mother always used to maintain that folks was meant to be… — Sarah Orne Jewett
I know men; and I tell you that Jesus Christ is not a man. Superficial minds see a resemblance between Christ and the founders of… — Napoleon Bonaparte
But hopes are shy birds flying at a great distance, seldom reached by the best of guns. — John James Audubon
Look at that mallard as he floats on the lake; see his elevated head glittering with emerald green, his amber eyes glancing in the light!… — John James Audubon
In truth, I am nothing but a plodding mediocrity — please observe, a plodding mediocrity — for a mere mediocrity does not go very far,… — Benjamin Cardozo
There's a certain Slant of light, Winter afternoons— That oppresses, like the Heft Of Cathedral Tunes— Heavenly Hurt, it gives us— We can find no… — Emily Dickinson
The distance that the dead have gone Does not at first appear- Their coming back seems possible For many an ardent year. — Emily Dickinson
The mountain at a given distance In amber lies; Approached, the amber flits a little,-- And that's the skies! — Emily Dickinson
A near win shifts our view of the landscape. It can turn future goals, which we tend to envision at a distance, into more proximate… — Sarah Lewis
He sounds like someone who might best be loved from a distance. — Amy Dickinson
My best advice for mental training is simply to create good habits, in order to build a sense of security and calm around you. Also,… — Alexander Gustafsson
I'm able to lead my life as well as make a film. My wife and my friends and people around me know that I do… — Guy Pearce
With the tiger you're always on edge, and you always have to keep your distance. The monkey is far less threatening so you're more relaxed… — Ed Helms
We ordinary people can see neither our own eyelashes, which are so close, nor the heavens in the distance... — Nichiren
Most centrist Democrats... try to distance themselves from controversies that recall the 1960s. There are journalistic centrists as well, who avoid hard truths for the… — Tom Hayden
There’s a magic in the distance, where the sea-line meets the sky. — Alfred Noyes
We don't know how to identify intelligence over interstellar distances, so what we do instead is use technology for a proxy, — Jill Tarter
Having seen TED from a distance, I always thought if ever there was a place for someone like me, the outcasts, people who maintained who… — Shane Koyczan
It turns out that the distance from head to hand, from wafting butterfly to entomological specimen, is achieved through regular practice. What begins as something… — Ann Patchett
In the distance, I see a frightful storm brewing in the form of un-tethered government debt. I choose the words -“frightful storm' - deliberately to… — Richard W. Fisher
Some pain you can distance yourself from, but a headache sits right where you live. — Mark Lawrence
Galvanized people can do careless things. It is in the extreme and emotion-laden moments that distance and coolness are most required. I am tempted to… — George Friedman
So let's not pretend that travel is always fun. We don't spend 10 hours lost in the Louvre because we like it, and the view… — Jonah Lehrer
God is the shortest distance from zero to infinity. — Alfred Jarry
Freedom is the will to be responsible for ourselves. It is to preserve the distance which separates us from other men. To grow more indifferent… — Friedrich Nietzsche

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