- Nov 07, 2020
Farther Quotes
How far perspective and effort can carry you.
This page collects reflections on distance both literal and personal, from climbing higher for a clearer view to the perspective that comes with age. Visit Life for more.
- Last Updated on Jul 31, 2026
- High
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- Nov 07, 2020
I once tried standing up on my toes to see far out in the distance, but I found that I could see much farther by climbing to a high place.
- Away
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think this is one of the benefits of getting older: that one has that perspective on things farther away. One is so caught up in middle years in the idea of accomplishing something when, in fact, the full accomplishment is always with one.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've reached a point in my life where it's the little things that matter... I was always a rebel and probably could have got much farther had I changed my attitude. But when you think about it, I got pretty far without changing attitudes. I'm happier with that.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
The U.S. has intervened more often in more countries farther from its own shores than has any power in modern history.
- Just
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was just looking at a packet that had SpongeBob thong underwear, so it goes farther than I would imagine.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sometimes I feel like 'Avenue Q' or even 'Book of Mormon' might not have happened without 'Urinetown.' 'Urinetown' sort of paved the way, just in terms of what Broadway would accept in its houses. It just blows my mind, the stuff 'Book of Mormon' gets away with. It's way farther across the line than 'Urinetown' ever was.
- Character
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- Nov 07, 2020