“"I see nobody on the road," said Alice. "I only wish I had such eyes," the King remarked in a fretful tone. "To be able to see Nobody! And at that distance too! Why, it's as much as I can do to see real people, by this light."” PeopleSaidI CanRealLightEyeAbleScienceWishCan DoKingsDistanceObservationToneThrough The Looking Glass Book:Through the Looking-glass: And what Alice Found There Source: Through the Looking-glass: And what Alice Found There
“But although the attractive virtue of the earth extends upwards, as has been said, so very far, yet if any stone should be at a distance great enough to become sensible compared with the earth's diameter, it is true that on the motion of the earth such a stone would not follow altogether; its own force of resistance would be combined with the attractive force of the earth, and thus it would extricate itself in some degree from the motion of the earth.” IfsShouldHas BeensSaidEnoughWould BeEarthForceVirtueDegreesStonesDistanceResistanceAttractiveSensible Author:Johannes Kepler
“It is sometimes said that because of our past we, as a people, expect too much and set our sights too high. That is not the way I see it. Rather it seems to me that throughout my life in politics our ambitions have steadily shrunk. Our response to disappointment has not been to lengthen our stride but to shorten the distance to be covered. But with confidence in ourselves and in our future what a nation we could be!” PeopleWaySaidSometimesSeemsPastNationsToo MuchAmbitionSightDistanceResponseDisappointmentCoveredOur FutureOur PastStride Author:Margaret Thatcher
“There are those who hold that there is a pattern to all that is said and done in this world, that no thing happens without reason nor out of time. As to that, I cannot speak, for I have seen too many threads cut short to believe it, but of a surety, I have seen too the weft of my fate shuttled on the loom. If there is a pattern, I do not think there is anyone among us who can stand at a great enough distance to discern it; yet I will not say that it is not so.” IfsThinkingWorldBelieveSaidReasonDoneEnoughHappensSpeakCuttingFateThis WorldDistancePatternsThings HappenThreadSaid And Done Book:Kushiel's Dart Source: Kushiel's Dart
“Looking back at Batman from a distance - after all the hype has dried up and the franchise has at least temporarily been abandoned - it's easy to see the movie for what it is: a moderately diverting motion picture that should have been shorter and better paced. There are a lot of things wrong with Batman, but it still makes for decent entertainment in the fine tradition of the typical low-intelligence summer movie. The best thing that can be said about Batman is that it led to Batman Returns, which was a far superior effort.” ShouldHas BeensSaidStillsEasyEffortFineReturnSummerLowsTraditionShould HaveDistanceEntertainmentSuperiorsBest ThingsDecentAbandonedLooking BackTypicalShould Have BeenHypeMotion Pictures Author:James Berardinelli