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Afar Quotes

What only distance can reveal.

Fame grows broadest far from where it started, and government reads truer when it listens from afar — these quotes turn distance into a lens on perspective itself, alongside our Being quotes.

Fame, like the river, is narrowest where it is bred, and broadest afar off.

Quotes by William Davenant

The miracles of the church seem to me to rest not so much upon faces or voices or healing power coming suddenly near to us from afar off, but upon our perceptions being made finer, so that for a moment...

Quotes by Willa Cather

In previous experiences of being in the All-Star Games, you know, seeing the hometown players and how the fans get behind the hometown players, it's always been a special moment just watching that from afar and being on the other...

Quotes by Max Scherzer

As a journalist and longtime photographer, I love Instagram and the connection it gives me to my friends and family as I journey afar or for me to view their lives from my perch back home.

Quotes by Mary Pilon

Abrupt Quotes

When I was 16 the first girl I had a crush on wasn't interested at all. I liked her from afar for ages, and when I eventually got the courage and told her, and she wasn't into me.

Quotes by Luke Pasqualino

The government that governs from afar absolutely requires that the truth and the facts reach its knowledge by every possible channel, so that it may weigh and estimate them better, and this need increases when a country like the Philippines...

Quotes by Jose Rizal

I learned Hollywood is a small community, and you really have to be a part of the community to get anything done. Unlike traditional industries, where you can do things from afar with phone calls and e-mail, this town is...

Quotes by Jeffrey Skoll

Time past, present, and to come, as also depth and height, near and afar off, are all one in God, one comprehensibility.

Quotes by Jakob Bohme

Some biometric methods can't be taken from a person from afar without his or her agreement.

Quotes by Eli Biham

Always Quotes

People in Latin America... love America from afar and emulate America in some ways but also hate a lot of things that America does to them.

Quotes by David Byrne

A movie camera is like having someone you have a crush on watching you from afar - you pretend it's not there.

Quotes by Daryl Hannah

In the spring of 1984, I was crushed not to make my Little League All-Star team. I will not go into too much detail, but imagine all your best friends were invited to a one-month party, and you weren't. You...

Quotes by Brian Shactman

Why should Congresspeople have to visit D.C.? Thanks to Skype, meetings are possible across the country. Thanks to email, communications are simple. And we've had the technology to vote from afar for decades. Why should we have backroom deals made...

Quotes by Ben Shapiro

In the glory which overhangs Palestine afar off, we imagine emotions which never come, when we tread the soil and walk over the hallowed sites.

Quotes by Bayard Taylor

Frequently Asked Questions

What does "afar" mean in the context of these quotes?
These quotes use "afar" to talk about distance — physical, emotional, or political — and what changes when something is viewed from far away rather than up close. See related ideas in our Being quotes.
Why do people look up quotes about being "afar"?
The phrase carries a slightly literary, old-fashioned weight, so people often search for it when writing about separation, longing, or how perspective shifts with distance.
Is there a political angle to any of these quotes?
Yes — one quote argues that governing from afar requires extra transparency, since truth has to travel further to reach decision-makers, a point about accountability more than any single policy.
Do the quotes connect distance to fame or reputation?
One quote observes that fame is narrowest close to its source and broadest far away, suggesting reputation can actually grow with distance rather than shrink.
What about the sports references in this collection?
One quote describes watching hometown players from afar during All-Star Games, tying the word to the specific feeling of cheering from outside the action. More in our America quotes.

From hometown fans cheering from the stands to miracles sensed from far away, these lines suggest some things are only clear once we step back. See more in our America quotes.