Quotes about distance
distance evil expanse
The distance between Evil and Good is a vast expanse in which many can exist without being either. Amish Tripathi
distance years long
About once a year, I do these long-distance relays with some friends of mine, and it takes about 27 or 28 hours to complete it. Anson Mount
distance silence desire
We're all torn between the desire for privacy and the fear of lonliness. We need each other and we need to get away from each other. We need proximity and distance, conversation and silence. We almost always get more of each than we want at any one time. Andy Rooney
distance eye past
I am lost if I attempt to take count of chronology. When I think over the past, I am like a person whose eyes cannot properly measure distances and is liable to think things extremely remote which on examination prove to be quite near. Andre Gide
distance gentleman ears
It is easy to sympathize at a distance,' said an old gentleman with a beard. 'I value more the kind word that is spoken close to my ear. E. M. Forster
distance thinking winning
Think about winning the day... if you are worried about the mountain in the distance, you might trip over the molehill right in front of you. Drew Brees
distance long affair
I have certainly had my share of long-distance love affairs. Drew Barrymore
distance self feel-good
The moment you frame your own awareness within a second level of self -consciousness is the moment your mind is most up for grabs. ... You're safe because you have an ironic distance from the coercive techniques I'm employing. All of them that is, except this one. Are you on your guard yet? Does it feel good? Of course not. Douglas Rushkoff
distance law flight
Law of Airlines: The shorter the time between flights, the greater the distance between gates. Doug Larson
distance angel cities
And off in the far distance, the gold on the wings of the angel atop the bell tower of San Marco flashed in the sun, bathing the entire city in its glistening benediction. Donna Leon
distance people
I know people have embraced Donald Trump. He may not have embraced them. But he has every - he should distance himself. This sort of alt-right movement is very disturbing. Donna Brazile
distance opportunity racist
There's no question that Donald Trump has had ample opportunity to distance himself from the kind of racist language that comes from some of his supporters.
distance thinking pieces
I think doing period piece is easier, because after a certain distance, everybody is equal, I think. The relative contemporary is harder. I think that's the way it is. Ang Lee
distance
Never in history has distance meant less. Alvin Toffler
distance insomnia far-away
This is how it is with insomnia. Everything is so far away, a copy of a copy of a copy. The insomnia distance of everything, you can't touch anything and nothing can touch you Chuck Palahniuk
distance book mean
When someone writes a book review, they obviously already self-identify as a writer. I mean, they are. They're writers, they're critics, and they're writing about a book about a writer who's a critic. So I think it's really hard for people to distance themselves from what they're criticizing. Chuck Klosterman
distance book thinking
I think anyone who's not as good a writer as me is absolutely a hack, and I think anybody who's a slightly better writer than me is brilliant. So of course that makes me a horrible critic when it comes to books, because I can't distance my own experience from what I'm doing.
distance party home
Early on, I played one or two disturbed people, and I guess I must have been good at it, because it stuck. But, you know, I'm a regular guy. I stay home a lot, I make an effort to keep a distance from the whole social thing, the openings, the parties. I try to live in a calm way. Christopher Walken
distance play people
I play disturbed people a lot, but always with a bit of distance or tongue-in-cheek. Most of the villains I play are essentially harmless.
distance hands opposites
and they shook hands, hit each other on the shoulder, then there was forty feet of distance between them and nothing to do but drive away in opposite directions. Within a mile Ennis felt like someone was pulling his guts out hand over hand a yard at a time. He stopped at the side of the road and, in the whirling new snow, tried to puke but nothing came up. He felt about as bad as he ever had and it took a long time for the feeling to wear off. Annie Proulx
distance world another-world
I stand at a distance, like a person who comes from another world. Andreas Gursky
distance past comfort
The past is a candle at great distance: too close to let you quit, too far to comfort you. Amy Bloom
distance people heaven
We talk about heaven being so far away. It is within speaking distance to those who belong there. Heaven is a prepared place for a prepared people. Dwight L. Moody
distance believe hiking
I believe firmly in plodding. Productivity is more a matter of diligent, long-distance hiking than it is one-hundred-yard dashing. Doing a little bit now is far better than hoping to do a lot on the morrow. So redeem the fifteen minute spaces. Chip away at it. Douglas Wilson
distance organization layers
Reduce the layers of management. They put distance between the top of an organization and the customers. Donald Rumsfeld
distance believe years
I am early in my story, but I believe I will stretch out into eternity, and in heaven I will reflect upon these early days, these days when it seemed God was down a dirt road, walking toward me. Years ago He was a swinging speck in the distance; now He is close enough I can hear His singing. Soon I will see the lines on His face. Donald Miller
distance two evil
It's not what people do that scares me. It's what they hide. It's the secrets that keep us from bonding and create distrust. If we were more willing to accept each other's depravity we'd be more united, we'd be more honest. If you hide two things from me, I'll assume you're hiding a million. And I'll keep you at a distance. I'm not afraid of the evil in you. It's in me too.
distance years rivers
You know it's only 50 miles from Grand River to Canton, but it took me 67 years to travel that distance. Don Shula
distance two people
It's amazing how much distance one truth can create between two people. Colleen Hoover
distance talking people
When I talk to a few thousand people, I just feel I am talking to an old friend. Like that. I never felt some kind of distance, so therefore, I feel one source of happiness. In that kind of atmosphere, my experience seems some benefit to some people. Dalai Lama
distance loneliness self-confidence
Once we have a firm practice of compassion our state of mind becomes stronger which leads to inner peace, giving rise to self-confidence, which reduces fear. This makes for constructive members of the community. Self-centredness on the other hand leads to distance, suspicion, mistrust and loneliness, with unhappiness as the result.
distance flower jewels
Spirit is a land of high white peaks and glittering jewel-like lakes and flowers. Life is sparse and sounds travel great distances.
distance goal striking team top within
Our goal going down there was to be within striking distance of top (4A) team in the state.