Far Quotes

Nerds are far more interesting human in later life.

It is our choices... that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.

Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided; but they are far better than certain kinds of peace.

Imaginary pains are by far the most real we suffer, since we feel a constant need for them and invent them because there is no way of doing without them.

My habit of glorifying things far away in space and time, also contributed to my social isolation.

Do theater. Because you'll develop a craft that you'll always have. It'll give you a chance to really learn how to act and you won't go into the world with a few measly tricks that will only carry you so far.

You can only really open yourself up so far to someone that you don't truly love - you keep something back when you know somewhere in your gut that this relationship is going to be forever.

In Psychology we deal with minds and their processes, and leave out of account as far as possible the objects that we get to know by means of them.

The verbal interpretation, on the other hand, i.e. the metaphysics of quantum physics, is on far less solid ground. In fact, in more than forty years physicists have not been able to provide a clear metaphysical model.

Australia is about as far away as you can get. I like that.

If it takes you 20 or 25 years to establish yourself in one field, you really ought to be careful not to stray too far.

Of all celestial bodies within reach or view, as far as we can see, out to the edge, the most wonderful and marvellous and mysterious is turning out to be our own planet earth. There is nothing to match it anywhere, not yet anyway.

It's been hard in entertainment as a 45-year-old woman to find jobs. They get fewer and far between if you're older, unless you're one of the few lucky ones who work constantly, like Meryl Streep.

I'm so far removed from live playing any more.

I had no idea I could make it this far. And the fact that they told me I made it this far and that America is going to vote for me, I freaked out.

Globalization, far from putting an end to power diplomacy between States, has, on the contrary, intensified it.

The bottom line is these techniques have hurt our image around the world, the damage they have done to our interests far outweighed whatever benefit they gave us and they are not essential to our national security.

President Obama still places far too much emphasis on relentless testing with standardized exams.

Like your home's closets, your financial clutter needs an overhaul every now and again, and the payoff will go far beyond the psychic satisfaction of neatening up.

People know something has gone terribly wrong with our government and it has gotten so far off track. But people also know that there is nothing wrong in America that a good old-fashioned election can't fix.

Don't let ambition get so far ahead that it loses sight of the job at hand.

I have been aware all the time that my peoples, spread far and wide throughout every continent and ocean in the world, were united to support me in the task to which I have now been dedicated with such solemnity.

Mother is far too clever to understand anything she does not like.

Only as far as a man is happily married to himself is he fit for married life and family life in general.

I want to see how far I can train. I have to see how far my body will go.

To reform a world, to reform a nation, no wise man will undertake; and all but foolish men know, that the only solid, though a far slower reformation, is what each begins and perfects on himself.

It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.

I always want to bring emotion across in a straightforward way. I don't want to get histrionic when I'm singing. For me that's just not interesting; it goes too far down one road.

I don't like being famous - it is like a prison. And driving for Ferrari would make it far worse.

Even tax breaks that are supposed to help the middle class too often skew toward the wealthy. Consider the mortgage interest deduction. While political leaders in both parties have long considered it untouchable, it actually helps those at the top of the income scale far more than those at the bottom.