Quotes About Distance

When refugees are at a distance it's easy to be compassionate.

I keep my distance from politics. Lots of money has been offered to me for campaigning over the years, and I have always refused. I used to be very politically aware and very opinionated, but I don't want to involve myself.

Paul and I don't see that much of each other these days, but I certainly still regard him as a friend.

It's amazing how little you can see people but still stay in regular contact.

I learned to understand the distance a character can be from yourself and how important rehearsal can be to creating a person that feels like a person that isn't you.

Elvis may have been my first hero, but you couldn't relate to him.

Liberalism seems to be related to the distance people are from the problem.

Popular music was this abstraction - an abstraction that I was relating to immensely but was ultimately far away.

The heart of another is a dark forest, always, no matter how close it has been to one's own.

I think it's healthy for couples to be away from each other for short periods.

As I get older, my perspective changes, and I just see how relationships aren't always what they appear to be. It's one of those sad but true things. We can see sometimes when people are becoming distant in all the things that create breaking apart, as painful as it is, and at the same time, still appreciating that person.

Britain is relatively compact and much closer to the borders of the U.S.S.R. than anywhere in North America.

The moment I escaped to China, I didn't have any money; I only had one address in my hand of some long-distance Chinese relatives. I didn't know China was that big. I thought I can find their home very easily, and I would come back one week later. But then I found out the address was a 10-hour drive away.

Like most people in radio - and in magic - I'm not cool. I know people who are hip, and I can feel distance between them and me.

The competition I played against was fantastic, but golf is a different game now. The courses have shrunk because the equipment has gotten better. They're hitting the ball 10 to 15 percent farther because of the changes in the golf ball.

I played other sports, so when I played golf, I wanted to have fun. And hitting it far is fun.

Nobody had Trackman when we were 15 years old. In terms of hitting it far, I've always hit it further than anyone else in my age group.

Writing in English made me become a foreigner in my own country. It helped me create the necessary distance to my homeland.

We get home to Brisbane every couple of months or weeks. But we have often flown home for just two days as we get so homesick.

Technology, you know. I'm pretty horrible. I use it, but mostly I like to view it from afar. But I'm still fascinated by it.

For me, it's always more interesting to look at things when you don't really have a horse in the race, so to speak.

Horses know how to be loyal but still keep their distance.

I can't stand another night in a hotel. Just being away. You miss the kids.

As long as I'm an hour away from a major airport, I can get to that job.