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Miles Quotes by Simon Newcomb
- The beginning of 1856 found me teaching in the family of a planter named Bryan, residing in Prince George County, Md., some fifteen or twenty…
- The result was that, if it happened to clear off after a cloudy evening, I frequently arose from my bed at any hour of the…
- Until I was four years old I lived in the house of my paternal grandfather, about two miles from the pretty little village of Wallace,…
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- Portland, Oregon won't build a mile of road without a mile of bike path. You can commute there, even with that weather,… — Lance Armstrong
- As a boy, because I was born and raised in Ohio, about 60 miles north of Dayton, the legends of the Wrights… — Neil Armstrong
- I'm luckier than my grandfather, who didn't move more than five miles from the village in which he was born. — David Attenborough
- Can miles truly separate you from friends... If you want to be with someone you love, aren't you already there? — Richard Bach
- It always rains on tents. Rainstorms will travel thousands of miles, against prevailing winds for the opportunity to rain on a tent. — Dave Barry
- Auto racing is boring except when a car is going at least 172 miles per hour upside down. — Dave Barry
- Eugene is located in western Oregon, approximately 278 billion miles from anything. — Dave Barry
- Brass bands are all very well in their place - outdoors and several miles away. — Thomas Beecham