982 Quotes About Distance

We just want to keep the flames away, otherwise there's really no trouble. We need to keep people at a safe distance because we need room to work so we can safely shut off the gas.

Distance not only gives nostalgia, but perspective, and maybe objectivity.

The proverbial notion of historical distance consists in our having lost ninety-five of every hundred original facts, so the remaining ones can be arranged however one likes.

Humor is the healthy way of feeling "distance" between one's self and the problem, a way of standing off and looking at one's problem with perspective.

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.

I'm used to short distances and short bursts of energy; it was just fastest

Bella?" a different voice called from the distance. No! Please let me be imagining that horribly familiar voice.

Billy wanted me to stay a safe distance from the most important person in my life. It turned out that his concern was, in the end, unnecessary. I was all too safe now.

Communication has changed so rapidly in the last 20 years, it's almost impossible to predict what might occur even in the next decade. E-mail, which now sends data hurtling across vast distances at the speed of light, has replaced primitive forms of communication such as smoke signals, which sent data hurtling across vast distances at the speed of light.