The reality, sitting ten thousand miles away, is that we remain the country that inspires. We remain that shining city on a hill.

But you can travel on for ten thousand miles, and still stay where you are.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.

Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time.

We are not about to send American boys 9 or 10 thousand miles away from home to do what Asian boys ought to be doing for themselves.

A thousand miles from here / there is another person smiling