Quotes about distance
distance book writing
The aim of my writing is to utterly remove the distance between author and reader so that the book becomes a sort of semipermeable membrane through which feelings, ideas, nutrients pass ... Erica Jong
distance book taken
You know, now it's sinking in. It's taken me a long time to realize - and it is sinking in - how important this book is. And I have a certain distance now. I've done it such a long time ago. Eric Carle
distance america rooms
In America, the distance between wanting something and having it delivered to your living room is not terribly great. Gary Shteyngart
distance ocean voice
It was a lone voice in the middle of the ocean, but it was heard at great depth and great distance. Gabriel Garcia Marquez
distance believe one-day
I believe one day the distance between myself and God will / disappear. Franz Wright
distance thinking rising
I think the one overwhelming emotion that we had was when we saw the earth rising in the distance over the lunar landscape . . . . It makes us realize that we all do exist on one small globe. For from 230,000 miles away it really is a small planet. Frank Borman
distance war moon
The view of the Earth from the Moon fascinated me -- a small disk, 240,000 miles away. . . . Raging nationalistic interests, famines, wars, pestilence, don't show from that distance.
distance elephants ideas
I worked next to an elephant. And considering that she could step on your toes, it's a good idea to keep a certain distance. It's also a good idea to befriend the trainer. Christoph Waltz
distance long missing
I'm not the greatest long-distance shooter, I know that. But I know if I can get around that free-throw line area, a lot of times you've just got to hope I miss. Chris Paul
distance cat animal
The cat joined the Re-education Committee and was very active in it for some days. She was seen one dag sitting on a roof and talking to some sparrows who were just out of her reach. She was telling them that all animals were now comrades and that any sparrow who chose could come and perch on her paw; but the sparrows kept their distance. George Orwell
distance two lines
The straightest line between a straight distance is two points. George Carlin
distance caution assurance
Shifts within friendships happen in imperceptible increments. There is distance, then assurance. Misconjecture, caution, gradual convergence. So much depends on the respect accorded to vulnerability.
distance seems
Everything seems simpler from a distance. Gail Tsukiyama
distance men wish
Now, in my opinion, a woman has no business with Power-Power admits no equal, and dismisses friendship for flattery. Besides, it keeps the men at a distance, and that is not always what we wish. George Edward Moore
distance doors silence
We're all like the little sailor. From the harbors we hear the strains of accordions and the murky soapy noises of the docks, from the mountains we receive the dish of silence that the shepherds eat, but we don't hear more than our own distances. And what distances without end and without doors and without mountains! Federico Garcia Lorca
distance love-is atmosphere
I am persuaded that we are all surrounded by an atmosphere - a separate, sensitive, distinct envelope extending some distance from our visible persons - and whenever my invisible atmosphere is invaded, it affects my whole nervous system. The proximity of any bodies but those I love best is unendurable to my body. Fanny Kemble
distance believe needs
I believe in fierce love, pushing the edge, calling the robbers, the corporates, the elites, the pillagers and insanely wealthy to task, going whatever distance we need to go now to protect our earth and each other. Eve Ensler
distance eye men
Men of noble birth are noted to be envious towards new men when they rise. For the distance is altered, and it is like a deceit of the eye, that when others come on they think themselves go back. Francis Bacon
distance felt fine full later tested
I wanted to be tested over the full championship distance and I felt fine in the later rounds.
distance met perspective relaxed since therefore
I'm more relaxed since I met Vanessa, I have more distance and therefore I have more perspective, Johnny Depp
distance space ugly
Human beings make a strange fauna and flora. From a distance they appear negligible; close up they are apt to appear ugly and malicious. More than anything they need to be surrounded with sufficient space―space even more than time. Henry Miller
distance men squares
... we all know the wag's definition of a philanthropist: a man whose charity increases directly as the square of the distance. George Eliot
distance eye people
People who live at a distance are naturally less faulty than those immediately under our own eyes ...
distance helped period played saves second
Tapper played well when he had to play well. He made some point-blank saves in the second period and that helped us put some distance between us and them.
distance explore great people stores sunday time walking west within
Sunday afternoons are a great time to get people to explore West Atlantic. There are new stores and restaurants all within walking distance of the library.
distance quite separated
It's quite a distance for people. They may not want to be separated that long from their families, Some may say they don't want to go back.
distance likely offer striking within
The offer is very rich, so it's likely J&J won't be able to come within striking distance of it. John Chen
distance love teammates
I told her teammates to love her. But to love her from a distance right now.
distance driving ideal immediate within
It's an ideal location, within driving distance of Washington, yet removed from the immediate area. Chris Connelly
distances great guys jumps middle raise runners today win
It was our distances and jumps today and they put on a show. The jumpers did great and the middle distance and the distance runners really were on pace. We had a lot of guys raise their performances and that is what you have to have to win a championship.
distance easy game guys passing running time touch
It makes it easy in the passing game when you have guys like (our running backs) who can go the distance every time they touch it. Robert Johnson
distance short
It's a very short distance into the first turn,
distance gave himself leader runner sees team ton
That (last season) strengthened him as a leader for the team and gave him a ton of confidence. He sees himself as a distance runner now. That's his identity.