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Quote:The man who says he is willing to meet you halfway is usually a poor judge of distance.[Laurence Peter]

Quote:Don't let people drive you crazy when you know it's in walking distance.[Author Unknown]

Quote:Laughter gives us distance. It allows us to step back from an event, deal with it and then move on. [Bob Newhart]



Definitions of: distance

Definition: The space between two objects; the length of a line, especially the shortest line joining two points or things that are separate; measure of separation in place.

Definition: Remoteness of place; a remote place.

Definition: A space marked out in the last part of a race course.

Definition: Relative space, between troops in ranks, measured from front to rear; -- contrasted with interval, which is measured from right to left.

Definition: Space between two antagonists in fencing.

Definition: The part of a picture which contains the representation of those objects which are the farthest away, esp. in a landscape.

Definition: Ideal disjunction; discrepancy; contrariety.

Definition: Length or interval of time; period, past or future, between two eras or events.

Definition: The remoteness or reserve which respect requires; hence, respect; ceremoniousness.

Definition: A withholding of intimacy; alienation; coldness; disagreement; variance; restraint; reserve.

Definition: Remoteness in succession or relation; as, the distance between a descendant and his ancestor.

Definition: The interval between two notes; as, the distance of a fourth or seventh.

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