Top 1200 Shortest Distance Quotes & Sayings - Page 15

Sabbath is that uncluttered time and space in which we can distance ourselves from our own activities enough to see what God is doing.

Philosophy is the art and law of life, and it teaches us what to do in all cases, and, like good marksmen, to hit the white at any distance.

When you practice reporting for as long as I have, you keep yourself at a distance from True Believers. Either conservatives or liberals or Democrats or Republicans.

When I'm composing a scene for the first time, I try to imitate my character. The less critical distance the better - particularly when they're acting badly.

People - pardon me, journalists and politicians - have often accused me of believing that I'm above the law. And yet, who isn't? Everywhere you prod it, even with the shortest stick, the established system isn't simply corrupt, it's unequivocally putrescent. The law is created by demonstrable criminals, enforced by demonstrable, interpreted by demonstrable criminals, all for demonstrably criminal purposes. Of course I'm above the law. And so are you.

Come here. I need to hold on to you." She felt the same way. And when there was no distance between them, it was like coming home.

Sometimes educators suffer from the "I already do that" syndrome. In those cases, we feel inadequate if we admit we have a distance to go as learners of our craft.

Serendipity looks a lot like creativity, at least at a distance, and if I can tap into these ways in which one thing resembles another.

It is very easy to speak words of wisdom from a comfortable distance, when one sees no reality, no details, none of the effect on men's minds.

Women have talent and intelligence but due to social constraints and prejudices, it is still a long distance away from the goal of gender equality.

I think there's a playfulness and a distance to Kavalier and Clay that I don't aspire to in my stuff. Maybe I'm more old-fashioned, and less of a fabulist, in that way.

Faith is like radar that sees through the fog -- the reality of things at a distance that the human eye cannot see.

History needs distance, perspective. Facts and events which are too well attested cease, in some sort, to be malleable.

Truth . . . and if mine eyes Can bear its blaze, and trace its symmetries, Measure its distance, and its advent wait, I am no prophet - I but calculate.

At lunch Francis [Crick] winged into the Eagle to tell everyone within hearing distance that we had found the secret of life.

The distance that the dead have gone Does not at first appear- Their coming back seems possible For many an ardent year.

It's not a sprinter's approach. It's more like a long-distance thing. You can stick around a lot longer if you kind of slow-play it.

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.

I enjoyed the discipline and solitariness of long-distance running, which allowed me to escape from the hurly-burly of school life.

The courteous driver keeps a safe distance between cars and doesn't drive like one plane trying to refuel another.

Don't scrutinize people with a microscope; view them from a comfortable distance. And allow some room for compassion in the space the lies between you.

A wise beautiful lake never desires to be famous, because fame dirty it! To remain pure, distance yourself from the reputation!

From a distance it might look straight, but when you get close up, you can always see the line waver. And I think that's where the beauty is.

The number of medals on an officer's breast varies in inverse proportion to the square of the distance of his duties from the front line.

[My father] loved me tenderly and shyly from a distance, and later on took a naive pride in seeing my name in print.

The number of medals on an officer's breast varies in inverse proportion to the square of the distance of his duty from the front line.

For young people today things move so fast there is no problem of adjustment. Before you can adjust to A, B has appeared leading C by the hand, and with D in the distance.

I would catch sight of some flawless man off in the distance, but as soon as he moved closer I immediately saw he wouldn’t do at all.

You know it's only 50 miles from Grand River to Canton, but it took me 67 years to travel that distance.

The law shows the distance that exists between God and man; the Gospel bridges that awful chasm and brings the sinner across it.

The Art Snob will stand back from a picture at some distance, his head cocked slightly to one side

I have, throughout my private war, been a she, a you,a Donna, a me, and finally, an I....If you sense distance,you're not mistaken; it's real. Welcome to my world.

Dear Father, take my heart on a prayer journey today to erase the distance between those I love and me. Amen.

To me, I think when women who have children are fighting overseas, that's long distance. And that's very challenging. I really honor those families that do that.

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.

You can't cry yourself to sleep every night because people from a distance hate you. So you gotta do with it what you can, and if that means using it as motivation, then that's what you do.

For a number of years, I struggled and put distance between God and me. But He was faithful and patient and provided gradual healing and strength.

If you want to know how much darkness there is around you, you must sharpen your eyes, peering at the faint lights in the distance.

Aerial perspective has nothing to do with line, but concerns tones and colours, by the delicate manipulation of which an artist can suggest infinite distance.

Distance makes the heart grow fonder, a little bit, but there's a certain maturity level that just comes with experience and growing up.

I believe that Lady Gaga is like a carnival ride. From a distance she looks fun, but up close, you don't wanna climb on that.

Those old ages are like the landscape that shows best in purple distance, all verdant and smooth, and bathed in mellow light.

Sometimes you're trapped in writing songs and you don't have enough distance from what you do anymore and you need the talent and the years of other people to come and jump in.

In wider spaces, people bearing historical grudges with each other were separated by the muting qualities of distance.

When you go to a World Cup, in midfield you need to have players who can score from distance, who can get in the box and obviously play-make.

From a distance I became more convinced than ever that Almighty God destined us to become a great people.

I've always felt that I shot the ball well from distance, but it's just having the opportunity to finally do so. It's great and I'm trying to take advantage of it.

We tell stories. We talk about statistics. And in 1978, we added an element of the show that gave it its heartbeat: the long distance dedication.

Women have talent and intelligence but, due to social constraints and prejudices, it is still a long distance away from the goal of gender equality.

If you are afraid of changes Watch from a distance Whether or not I might do something If you're going to talk about me behind my back It is what it is.

I lived within walking distance of Harvard Square, and that's where I discovered my love of cinema. I saw a lot of foreign and independent films there.

I learned to keep at a certain distance from things - and to make myself a little bit invisible while I observed and understood them.

One must look at the next step on the path ahead, rather than the mountain in the distance, or one would never reach one's goal.

Actually, ambition won't get you that far. You'll shift gears. You'll see something that's shinier. But if you believe... then you're the long-distance runner.

Call you up in the middle of the night. It's awful hard trying to make love long distance, but I really need stimulation.

A melancholy sound is in the air, A deep sigh in the distance, a shrill wail Around my dwelling. 'Tis the Wind of night.

Contemplate the wonders of creation, the Divine dimension of their being, not as a dim configuration that is presented to you from a distance, but as the reality in which you live.

Customers must be delicately angled for at a safe distance - show yourself too much, and, like trout, they flashed away.

In the space between our bodies there is a cup holder filled with pennies a distance which can often take years to cross.

Your solitude will expand and become a place where you can live in the twilight, where the noise of other people passes, far in the distance.