#miles

General Washington had rather incautiously encamped the bulk of his army on Long Island - a large and plentiful district about two miles from the city of New York. ↗

— Mercy Otis Warren

#army #bulk #city #district #general

New York is only 97 miles from Philadelphia but was the Big Time as no other American city has ever been. ↗

— Ethel Waters

#been #big #big time #city #ever

I was so wild and crazy and dumb in my car. It didn't run but 30 miles an hour. You made do. ↗

— Muddy Waters

#crazy #dumb #hour #i #made

Everything officers go through in any chase anywhere in the country, but amped up 100 times! I'm right in the thick of things in a car going like 80 miles an hour, and doing 360s in the middle of the road. It was a wild ride. ↗

— Amy Weber

#anywhere #car #chase #country #doing

As soon as men know that they can kill without fear of punishment or blame, they kill; or at least they encourage killers with approving smiles. ↗

— Simone Weil

#blame #encourage #fear #kill #killers

I'll give you a great example of an issue that no one brought up during this Florida primary, the fact that we're going to have a Chinese made oil rig put in place about 60 miles off the coast of Florida. ↗

— Allen West

#brought #chinese #coast #during #example

Remember me with smiles and laughter, for that is how I will remember you all. If you can only remember me with tears, then don't remember me at all. ↗

— Laura Ingalls Wilder

#how #i #laughter #me #only

At the outset, at least, all three groups had something else to recommend them, as well: They were headquartered 3,000 miles away from the East Side of Manhattan. ↗

— Tom Wolfe

#east #east side #else #groups #had

Let my soul smile through my heart and my heart smile through my eyes, that I may scatter rich smiles in sad hearts. ↗

— Paramahansa Yogananda

#eyes #heart #hearts #i #may

People in London think of London as the center of the world, whereas New Yorkers think the world ends three miles outside of Manhattan. ↗

— Toby Young

#ends #london #manhattan #miles #new