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John Thorn Quote: “Distant replay morphs into instant replay…”

Distant replay morphs into instant replay, and future replay cannot be far off.

July 18, 2021 1947, American, April 17, John Thorn, Quotes by Historians

Abbott L. Lowell Quote: “You will seek not a near…”

You will seek not a near but a distant objective, and you will not be satisfied with what you may have done.

July 7, 2021 1856, Abbott L. Lowell, American, December 13, Quotes by Educators

W. H. Auden Quote: “Death is the sound of distant…”

Death is the sound of distant thunder at a picnic.

June 9, 2021 1907, English, February 21, Quotes by Poets, W. H. Auden

Paul Valery Quote: “To write regular verses destroys an…”

To write regular verses destroys an infinite number of fine possibilities, but at the same time it suggests a multitude of distant and totally unexpected thoughts.

May 18, 2021 1871, French, October 30, Paul Valery, Quotes by Poets

John Yoo Quote: “American soldiers had to guard prisoners…”

American soldiers had to guard prisoners on the inside while receiving mortar and weapons fire from the outside. Guantanamo is distant from any battlefield, making it far more secure.

May 13, 2021 1967, American, John Yoo, June 10, Quotes by Educators

Edward Gibbon Quote: “Our sympathy is cold to the…”

Our sympathy is cold to the relation of distant misery.

April 28, 2021 1737, April 27, Edward Gibbon, English, Quotes by Historians

Randi Weingarten Quote: “Throughout my career as a lawyer…”

Throughout my career as a lawyer, teacher and labor leader, books have remained my constant companion – stuffed into a briefcase, overflowing on my bedside table, stacked on my desk at work. Books have carried me to distant worlds, opened new doors and made me feel empathy, compassion, anger, fear, joy, acceptance – and everything in between.

March 19, 2021 1957, American, December 18, Quotes by Activists, Randi Weingarten

Octavio Paz Quote: “We twentieth-century Mexicans, even those of…”

We twentieth-century Mexicans, even those of pure Indian descent, look on the pre-Columbian world as a world on the other side, not only distant in time but across the cultural divide.

March 5, 2021 1914, March 31, Mexican, Octavio Paz, Quotes by Poets

Sri Chinmoy Quote: “Heaven and God are not high…”

Heaven and God are not high above us, far away; they are deep within us. Heaven is not a distant country where there are trees and houses and other objects; it is a plane of consciousness within us. Seekers of the eternal Truth will realise their eternal Heaven within their aspiring hearts.

January 1, 2021 1931, August 27, Indian, Quotes by Philosophers, Sri Chinmoy

Rainer Maria Rilke Quote: “Live your questions now, and perhaps…”

Live your questions now, and perhaps even without knowing it, you will live along some distant day into your answers.

November 2, 2020 1875, December 4, German, Quotes by Poets, Rainer Maria Rilke

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