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distance loneliness farewell
Whatever the cause, I could not meet his sunshine with cloud. If this were my last moment with him, I would not waste it in forced, unnatural distance. I loved him well - too well not to smite out of my path even Jealousy herself, when she would have obstructed a kind farewell. A cordial word from his lips, or a gentle look from his eyes, would do me good, for all the span of life that remained to me; it would be comfort in the last strait of loneliness; I would take it - I would taste the elixir, and pride should not spill the cup. Charlotte Bronte
distance years understanding
I could not answer the ceaseless inward question-why I thus suffered; now, at the distance of-I will not say how many years, I see it clearly.
distance political politics
Authority doesn't work without prestige, or prestige without distance. Charles de Gaulle
distance giving payback
What do they say about meeting a bear in the woods? Oh right, you shouldn't. And to make sure you don't, you should make a lot of noise so that they'll will know where you are and keep their distance because, supposedly, they're as nervous of us as we are of them. Which is all goo, except this bear doesn't seem the least bit nervous. He's giving me a look like I'm Goldilocks, ate his porridge, broke his chair, slept in his bed, and now it's payback time."- Widdershins Charles de Lint
distance men world
Were the life of man prolonged, he would become such a proficient in villainy, that it would become necessary again to drown or to burn the world. Earth would become an hell; for future rewards when put off to a great distance, would cease to encourage, and future punishments to alarm. Charles Caleb Colton
distance character order
That politeness which we put on, in order to keep the assuming and the presumptuous at a proper distance will generally succeed. But it sometimes happens that these obtrusive characters are on such excellent terms with themselves that they put down this very politeness to the score of their own great merits and high pretensions, meeting the coldness of our reserve with a ridiculous condescension of familiarity, in order to set us at ease with ourselves.
distance knees remember
We must remember that the shortest distance between our problems and their solutions is the distance between our knees and the floor. Charles Stanley
distance lying night
I am convinced that there is no great distance between heaven and earth, that the distance lies in our finite minds. When the Beloved visits us in the night, He turns our chambers into the vestibules of His palace halls. Earth rises to heaven when heaven comes down to earth. Charles Spurgeon
distance men law
The law shows the distance that exists between God and man; the Gospel bridges that awful chasm and brings the sinner across it.
maintaining-the-status-quo ideas challenging-the-status-quo
I've never been one who enjoys maintaining the status quo. I'm always pushing for new ideas, whether it's in business or philanthropy. Eli Broad
maintaining affair profile
Observe calmly; secure our position; cope with affairs calmly; hide our capacities and bide our time; be good at maintaining a low profile; and never claim leadership. Deng Xiaoping
maintaining-the-status-quo innovation needs
Philanthropy is involved with basic innovations that transform society, not simply maintaining the status quo or filling basic social needs that were formerly the province of the public sector. David Rockefeller
maintaining culture has-beens
Whatever success we have had in maintaining our culture has been instrumental in Intel's success in surviving strategic inflection points. Andy Grove
maintaining appearance hardest
The hardest work most of us do is maintaining the appearance of normality. Harry Shearer
maintaining consumers critical
Maintaining the trust of the consumer is critical to our business Jeremy Stoppelman
maintaining-the-status-quo battle challenging-the-status-quo
It will always be a battle a day between those who want maximum change and those who want to maintain the status quo. Gerry Adams
maintaining navigation economic
The budget acknowledges the importance of maintaining our ports and waterways to encourage commercial deep-draft navigation and economic competitiveness. Jeff Landry
maintaining reputation committed
Each of us must be committed to maintaining the reputation of all of us. And all of us must be committed to maintaining the reputation of each of us. Jim Rohn
contemplating
We become what we contemplate. Plato
contemplating ifs universe
If I contemplate myself as part of the Universe: what am I? Ludwig van Beethoven