Quotes of Nearness - somelinesforyou

“ O for a lodge in some vast wilderness, Some boundless contiguity of shade; Where rumor of oppression and deceit, Of unsuccessful or successful war, Might never reach me more. ”

- William Cowper

“ Contact with men who wield power and authority still leaves an intangible sense of repulsion. It's very like being in close proximity to fecal matter, the fecal embodiment of something unmentionable, and you wonder what it is made of and when it acquired. ”

- Jean Baudrillard

“ Some boundless contiguity of shade. ”

- William Cowper

“ I also know that there have been many times in our history when the proximity of an election has induced exactly the kind of leadership and consensus-building that produce progress in our democracy. ”

- Joseph Lieberman

“ There is much more to schools than buildings. There are academic activities, how it reaches the community and its proximity to other programs. ”

- John Warner

“ This aircraft self protection security system warns of potential close proximity threats to aircraft parked on the ground. ”

- Mark Russell

“ Anyone wishing to communicate with Americans should do so by e-mail, which has been specially invented for the purpose, involving neither physical proximity nor speech. ”

- Auberon Waugh

“ I think it's a natural rivalry because of the close proximity of the schools. I'm happy to see that Maryland and Navy are finally playing again. ”

- Roger Staubach

“ Backstage they think the only reason he's even in the vicinity was because they told him this whole thing was yesterday. ”

- Paul Newman

“ Oh, for a lodge in some vast wilderness, Some boundless contiguity of shade, Where rumour of oppression and deceit, Of unsuccessful or successful war, Might never reach me more! ”

- William Cowper

“ Loneliness is never more cruel than when it is felt in close propinquity with someone who has ceased to communicate. ”

- Germaine Greer

“ Love lives on propinquity, but dies on contact. ”

- Thomas Hardy

“ The longest absence is less perilous to love than the terrible trials of incessant proximity. ”

- Ouida

“ Vagueness is at times an indication of nearness to a perfect truth. ”

- Charles Ives

“ I also know that there are a lot of people around the United States who want my husband to win and who are for him and who support our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. And I feel good about those people, too. ”

- Laura Bush
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