Distances Quotes

153 Distances quotes by 133 unique authors

To me, no painter has ever quite understood the light, the distances, the aboriginal ghostliness of the American West as well as Maynard Dixon. The… — Thomas McGuane
I never got tired of watching the radar echo from an aircraft as it first appeared as a tiny blip in the noise on the… — Unknown Author
Network. Anything reticulated or decussated at equal distances, with interstices between the intersections. — Samuel Johnson
Online learning can be a lifeline to those who have obstacles, such as geographical distances or physical disabilities. — Paul Levinson
William Carey chides his countrymen for deciding it would be impossible for the Gospel to travel over great distances and to penetrate varied cultures when… — William Carey
Fear destroys intimacy. It distances us from each other; or makes us cling to each other, which is the death of freedom.... Only love can… — William Sloane Coffin
I'm used to short distances and short bursts of energy; it was just fastest — Shannon Miller
While self-interest arising from the enjoyment of meat eating is obviously one reason for its entrenchment, and inertia another, a process of language usage engulfs… — Carol J. Adams
If the expansion of the space of the universe is uniform in all directions, an observer located in anyone of the galaxies will see all… — George Gamow
The rivers flow long distances and their goodness spreads all over far and wide. We are far from each other but our love for each… — Unknown Author
Were this world an endless pain, and by sailing eastward we could forever reach new distances, and discover sights more sweet and strange than any… — Herman Melville
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
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
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
Tinted Distances is the achievement of a wise and discerning poet. — Unknown Author
Observe that the body of man is confined to a small place; it covers only two spans of earth. But the spirit and mind of… — Abdu'l-BahÃ¡
Highly creative people have a gift for connecting supposedly unrelated elements and ideas. They cross borders without regard for customs posts or No Trespassing signs.… — Robert Moss
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 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
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
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
The two elements of the suburban pattern that cause the greatest problems are the extreme separation of uses and the vast distances between things — James Howard Kunstler
The miraculous is not extraordinary but the common mode of existence. It is our daily bread. Whoever really has considered the lilies of the field… — Wendell Berry
Love makes us similar, it creates equality, it breaks down walls and eliminates distances. God did this with us. — Pope Francis
The shed of leaves became a cascade of red and gold and after a time the trees stood skeletal against a sky of weathered tin.… — James Carlos Blake

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