Distant Quotes

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For all their current prestige, Osama bin Laden and the suicide bombers are still regarded in all but the most desperate districts of Gaza or… — James Buchan
The nation can no longer afford to continue policies that hasten the flight of persons to the distant suburbs. — Jane Byrne
Someday in the distant cyborg future, when our internal and external memories fully merge, we may come to possess infinite knowledge. But that's not the… — Joshua Foer
I love all types of music. Jazz, classical, blues, rock, hip-hop. I often write scripts to instrumentals like a hip-hop artist. Music inspires me to… — Chadwick Boseman
In 'The Plato Papers' I wanted to get another perspective on the present moment by extrapolating into the distant future. So in that sense, there's… — Peter Ackroyd
In the midnight of a soul's unsleeping, hear the waterfall of women weeping. Hear the distant noise of traffic stalling, hear the prostituted children calling. — Pete Townshend
I don't wanna die in a nuclear war, I want to sail away to a distant shore, and make like an apeman. — Ray Davies
Since the invention of steamships distant countries have become like those that are near at hand. — Townsend Harris
This is not some distant problem of the future. This is a problem that is affecting Americans right now. Whether it means increased flooding, greater… — Barack Obama
In some far-off distant time, when the twentieth century history of primitive computing is just a murky memory, someone is likely to suppose that devices… — Charles Petzold
Faith is not a distant view, but a warm embrace of Christ. — John Calvin
The Internet is allowing for us to really experience people in some of the most distant places in the world - as other people just… — Jimmy Wales
The smallest bird cannot light upon the greatest tree without sending a shock to its most distant fiber. — Lew Wallace
Good friends must not always be together; It is the feeling of oneness when distant That proves a lasting friendship. — Susan Polis Schutz
. . . the fools of this world prefer to look for sages far away. They don't believe that the wisdom of their own mind… — Bodhidharma
It may be observed in general that the future is purchased by the present. It is not possible to secure distant or permanent happiness but… — Samuel Johnson
No one "discovers" the future. The future is not a discovery. The future is not a destiny. The future is a decision, an intervention. Do… — Leonard Sweet
TELESCOPE, n. A device having a relation to the eye similar to that of the telephone to the ear, enabling distant objects to plague us… — Ambrose Bierce
[I predict] the electricity generated by water power is the only thing that is going to keep future generations from freezing. Now we use coal… — Charles Proteus Steinmetz
I can be seen as not being very communicative, or rather mysterious, or distant, or rather cold - all those things. Yeah, I know I… — Charlotte Rampling

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