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Away Quotes

On distance, change, and the perspective that comes with time.

These quotes explore the idea of 'away' in different forms—something cherished slipping away, the urge to get results quickly, and staying close to institutions while keeping distance from politics.

FIFA is a vuvuzela. It's in your ear, but you don't want to hear it, and then eventually it goes away.

Quotes by George Vecsey

I think about the next season right away.

Quotes by George Steinbrenner

They have learned that resistance is actually possible. The holds are beginning to slip away.

Quotes by George Jackson

Find out what the other team wants to do. Then take it away from them.

Quotes by George Halas

Throw away thy rod, throw away thy wrath; O my God, take the gentle path.

Quotes by George Herbert

But that intimacy of mutual embarrassment, in which each feels that the other is feeling something, having once existed, its effect is not to be done away with.

George Eliot

I wanted to get away from my past and everything connected with it.

Quotes by Georg Solti

Once we started to urbanize, we put ourselves on this treadmill. We traded away stability for growth. And growth requires change.

Quotes by Geoffrey West

The stream of time sweeps away errors, and leaves the truth for the inheritance of humanity.

Quotes by Georg Brandes

Get the shuttle out of the garage. It's in its prime of its life. How could we just put it away?

Quotes by Gene Cernan

Nobody can take those footsteps I made on the surface of the moon away from me.

Quotes by Gene Cernan

I think staying away from wrestling for two years with injury and the movie, I lost my focus.

Quotes by Geeta Phogat

Even bigger directors like Mani Ratnam and Ram Gopal Varma have faced flak, that doesn't mean they've shied away from filmmaking.

Quotes by Gautham Menon

One must always maintain one's connection to the past and yet ceaselessly pull away from it.

Quotes by Gaston Bachelard

I applaud anything that can take a kid away from a PlayStation or a Gameboy. That is a miracle in itself.

Quotes by Gary Oldman

Change is vital to any actor. If you keep playing lead after lead, you're really gonna dry up. Because all those vehicles wean you away from the truths of human behaviour.

Quotes by Gary Oldman

You can get away with a lot as long as it has a silly edge to it.

Quotes by Gary Larson

My grandma passed away at 98 1/2 and I want to live to 100. I want to be able to do what I can do even at 100.

Quotes by Gail Devers

Tessa Blanchard is a premium athlete and you can't take that away from her.

Quotes by Gail Kim

You slam the bottom and either walk away or suck it up and get through it.

Quotes by Gabrielle Reece

Frequently Asked Questions

What different feelings about "away" come up in these quotes?
This mix covers a personal feeling that a beloved version of America is changing, excitement about getting fit after having a baby, advice about staying close to government but away from politics, and a reflection on gaining perspective on things farther away with age.
Is there a quote expressing a personal feeling that America is changing?
Yes - presented as that speaker's own feeling, not a factual claim: "The America I love is slipping away."
Does a quote talk about getting fit again after having a baby?
Yes: "I thought I'd have the baby, and get super fit and strong straight away."
Is there a quote giving advice about staying away from politics?
Yes - presented as that speaker's own advice/view: "Remain close to government and away from politics. It means deal more with the authorities. And less with individuals."
Is there a quote about gaining perspective on things as you get older?
Yes: "I think this is one of the benefits of getting older: that one has that perspective on things farther away."

Age and perspective come up too—browse our go and life quotes for related themes.