#distance

The Nautilus was piercing the water with its sharp spur, after having accomplished nearly ten thousand leagues in three months and a half, a distance greater than the great circle of the earth. Where were we going now, and what was reserved for the future? ↗

— Jules Verne

#after #circle #distance #earth #future

These sites have torn down the geographical divide that once prevented long distance social relationships from forming, allowing instant communication and connections to take place and a virtual second life to take hold for its users. ↗

— Mike Fitzpatrick

#communication #connections #distance #divide #down

I am in love with girls that are bad and naughty and badass, and a little selfish, but I like to watch from a respectful distance! ↗

— Dreama Walker

#bad #distance #i #i am #like

Photography is a way of putting distance between myself and the work which sometimes helps me to see more clearly what it is that I have made. ↗

— Andy Goldsworthy

#clearly #distance #helps #i #made

I think it's important for one to take a certain distance from oneself. ↗

— Vaclav Havel

#distance #i #i think #important #oneself

Age, like distance lends a double charm. ↗

— Oliver Herford

#charm #distance #double #lends #like

I think it's always good for the author to stay a good cattle prod's distance from the actual moviemaking. ↗

— Carl Hiaasen

#always #author #cattle #distance #good

Most people are flying to Heathrow because it's a hub, so they can fly on to other places, often long-distance flights. If they can't go on those long-distance flights from Heathrow, they will go to Paris, they will go to Amsterdam, they will go to Frankfurt, because those are viable alternatives. ↗

— Geoff Hoon

#amsterdam #because #flights #fly #flying

A thing is mighty big when time and distance cannot shrink it. ↗

— Zora Neale Hurston

#cannot #distance #mighty #shrink #thing

Ships at a distance have every man's wish on board. ↗

— Zora Neale Hurston

#distance #every #man #ships #wish