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As an actor, I always like some tension, some distance, between me and the character I'm playing. Holly Hunter

Character Me Distance Some Tension Between Like Always Actor Playing

The last couple relationships I had were long distance. It's not like I can make much of an effort to travel and see anybody. The guy had to do all the work, unfortunately. Holly Madison

Work Travel Long Relationships Distance See Guy Had Long-Distance Like Couple Make Were Effort Anybody Unfortunately Much Last

You fall in love differently when you are young and far from home in a seductive place. You fall in love with the very air you breathe, and the vivid colours and the unbearably sweet sensation of distance and unaccustomedness. Howard Jacobson

Love Home You Fall Young Sweet Air Distance Seductive Vivid Colours Very Sensation Place Breathe Far Differently

I don't dismiss the music that I was involved with, I don't think it was a joke, I don't think it was funny or a phase, I don't think it was just something I was doing back then, to me it was who I am. It connects all the way through. I don't distance myself from any of it. Ian MacKaye

Four hours after leaving Kornah, we passed the reputed tomb of Ezra the prophet. At a distance and in the moonlight it looked handsome. There is a buttressed river wall, and above it some long flat-roofed buildings, the centre one surmounted by a tiled dome. Isabella Bird

Long Distance Moonlight Some Above Prophet River Hours Looked Buildings Passed Leaving Dome Wall Handsome After Centre Tomb Four

The Tigris in parts is wonderfully tortuous, and at one great bend, 'The Devil's Elbow,' a man on foot can walk the distance in less than an hour which takes the steamer four hours to accomplish. Isabella Bird

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There is no greater distance than that between a man in prayer and God. Ivan Illich

God Prayer Man Distance Between Greater Than

This weakening is worsened by the widening distance between the governed and their governments. Jacques Delors

Distance Weakening Between Governed Governments Widening

Nanosecond precision matters for worldwide communications systems. It matters for navigation by Global Positioning System satellite signals: an error of a billionth of a second means an error of just about a foot, the distance light travels in that time. James Gleick

The height of the pulleys from the ground was twelve yards, and consequently, when the weights had descended through that distance, they had to be wound up again in order to renew the motion of the paddle. James Prescott Joule

Distance Wound Through Had Weights Renew Yards Motion Up Order Again Height Paddle Ground Descended Twelve Consequently

What I need in order to stay creative and centered is a certain amount of distance from the maddening crowd. You cease to be your best self if you're running too fast. James Redfield

Best You Creative Too Distance Maddening Running Stay Crowd Self Cease Order Centered Certain Your Fast Amount Need

The distance between who you are and who you might be is closing. Jan Chipchase

You Distance Between Closing Might Who

Part of why I started a band was due to feelings of shyness and social ineptitude. I saw it as some way of being able to interact with people from a safe distance. Jarvis Cocker

People Feelings Band Distance Saw Way Able Some Part Safe Due Interact Being Social Why Started Shyness

Always, for me, when I am dealing with subjects related to my country that are very emotional, I have to find the right tone and distance because, obviously, I start with anger, asking 'why that happened' and 'why it is still happening.' I work to rise above my personal anger but still stay connected to my emotions. That's a big challenge. Jasmila Zbanic

Work Me Anger Emotions Challenge Rise Above Country Big Related Distance Find Stay Rise Above Emotional Obviously Because Dealing Always Big Challenge Am Still Subjects Very Personal Happened Happening Asking Connected Why Right Start Tone

I would love to tell you I've found the secret to eternal youth. I go to the gym and avoid too many chips. I love to eat, hate to work out, but if you can't count all your ribs from a distance you're considered obese. Jason Isaacs

Work Love You Youth Hate Too Secret Distance Considered Out Tell Would Obese Eat Gym Count Go Eternal Ribs Eternal Youth Chips Work Out Your Avoid Many Found

Europe must not distance itself from Africa's universal ambitions. Jean-Claude Juncker

Ambition Distance Must Itself Africa Europe Universal

People assume NFL cheerleaders are within some vague sniffing distance of the good life, but a Ben-Gal is paid seventy-five bucks per game. That is correct: seventy-five bucks for each of ten home games. The grand cash total per season does not keep most of them flush in hair spray, let alone gas money to and from practice. Jeanne Marie Laskas

Life Alone Good Home Game People Money Hair Practice Assume Good Life Distance Flush Correct Total Some Per Cash Ten Bucks Most Cheerleaders Within Does Spray Grand Them Paid Games Each Keep Season Gas Vague

I am best viewed from a distance... and at night. Jenny Eclair

Best Distance Am Viewed Night

I am best viewed from a distance. Jenny Eclair

Best Distance Am Viewed

I like telling stories with a sense of humor. But humor can also distance you from the subject you're writing about. I'm interested in using humor as a portal to something a bit more serious. Jens Lekman

You Sense Of Humor Writing Humor Sense Distance Bit Telling About Something More Like Also Subject Stories Interested Using Serious

Almost everything looks better from a distance, Long Island included. Jerry Della Femina

Better Long Distance Everything Long Island Almost Almost Everything Looks Island Included

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