- Disciplinary
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- Nov 07, 2020
Away Quotes
On distance, change, and the perspective that comes with time.
These quotes explore the idea of 'away' in different forms—something cherished slipping away, the urge to get results quickly, and staying close to institutions while keeping distance from politics.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
I coached Afghanistan for seven months. Out of those, I spent five and a half away from home.
- Laughter
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- Nov 07, 2020
Laughter drives shouting away.
- Nov 07, 2020
I tend to stay away from the comics.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't make resolutions, because resolutions seem so ephemeral and transient to go away.
- Giving
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm giving away 2 percent of my net income every month. I don't think Bill Gates is doing that.
- Nov 07, 2020
It is not what they take away from you that counts. It's what you do with what you have left.
- Economy
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- Nov 07, 2020
After all these years, it's still amazing what Obama is allowed to get away with. He says low gas prices in 2009 were caused by a terrible economy, but then claims that the lower number of illegal aliens crossing the border is because of his border policies, not the same lousy economy.
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020
Feverishly we cleared away the remaining last scraps of rubbish on the floor of the passage before the doorway, until we had only the clean sealed doorway before us.
- Husband
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have a husband and children, and it affects me deeply that somebody could be taken away in a second.
- Show
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- Nov 07, 2020
I auditioned for a musical, and I can't sing. It was a kid's film musical, not a stage show, so I thought I could get away with it.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I sedulously refrained from doing anything that would incite slaves to run away from their masters.
- Just
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- Nov 07, 2020
Around 1967 I began backing away from dogmatic Leninism, not so much because I thought it was false, I just decided there was nothing utopian about it.
- Imagination
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- Nov 07, 2020