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- Nov 07, 2020
Distance Quotes
How distance changes what we see and feel.
Several of these quotes treat distance as a matter of perspective - a fairy-land view of literature that loses its charm on closer approach, and a photographer describing every horizon as revealing another beyond it. See Far quotes for a related angle.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Comparable
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- Nov 07, 2020
The bottom line is that finding orphan planets - small, faint, and located who-knows-where - is not for the faint of heart. The task is comparable to observing a match flame at the distance of Pluto. The WISE satellite, a hi-tech, space-based infrared telescope especially suited for such work, has found only a few.
- Fresh
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- Nov 07, 2020
We're going in really fresh. We're going to have fresh legs and bodies, we're going to be able to stay the distance, and that's our goal.
- Perfect
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- Nov 07, 2020
A perfect run has nothing to do with distance. It's when your stride feels comfortable.
- Get
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- Nov 07, 2020
Do we need distance to get close?
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have a tendency to overempathize with people, which gets me into tricky situations. I can get sucked in and feel like I need to get involved, which is sometimes helpful and sometimes not. It's better to have more distance.
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- Nov 07, 2020
My silver cord - the link between my body and my spirit - was extremely sensitive. It was what allowed me to sense dreamscapes at a distance. It could also snap me back into my skin.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
The poet's other readers are the ancient poets, who look upon the freshly written pages from an incorruptible distance. Their poetic forms are permanent, and it is difficult to create new forms which can approach them.
- Keep
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- Nov 07, 2020
Horses know how to be loyal but still keep their distance.
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was in school, we would always have running races. I was good at it. Always sprinting. I can run long distance, too.
- Nov 07, 2020