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This is the hardest of all: to close the open hand out of love, and keep modest as a giver. Friedrich Nietzsche
Each morning sees some task begun, each evening sees it close; Something attempted, something done, has earned a night’s repose. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Let every dawn be to you as the beginning of life, and every setting sun be to you as its close. John Ruskin
Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you. Frank Lloyd Wright
All the riches in the world do not come close to the happiness of having children and being a mother. Jocelyn Wildenstein
I think careful cooking is love, don’t you? The loveliest thing you can cook for someone who’s close to you is about as nice a valentine as you can give. Julia Child
My dream is to live a good life and be loving, be close to God and be a good human being and bring peace to people. Ziggy Marley
Being heard is so close to being loved that for the average person they are almost indistinguishable. David Augsburger
I need your help. I am injured, near death, and too weak to hike out of here. I am all alone. This is no joke. In the name of God, please remain to save me. I am out collecting berries close by and shall return this evening. Thank you, Chris McCandless. Christopher McCandless
I never brought it up when I coached, but I have close ties at Ohio State. Unfortunately, I even have a graduate degree from there. Bo Schembechler
You can close more business in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get people interested in you. Dale Carnegie
The girls and women of our race must not be afraid to take hold of business endeavor and, by patient industry, close economy, determined effort and close application to business, wring success out of a number of business opportunities that lie at their very doors. Madam C. J. Walker
No books ever go into my laboratory. The thing I am to do and the way are revealed to me the moment I am inspired to create something new. Without God to draw aside the curtain, I would be helpless. Only alone can I draw close enough to God to discover His secrets. George Washington Carver
The journey of filmmaking is so amazing. You start off with great confidence, and develop insecurity at the time of release. When you are ready with the finished product, you are constantly wondering if you have been honest to the story you started out with, if you got what you wanted. One is too close to the project by then to be objective. Mani Ratnam
The towels were so thick there I could hardly close my suitcase. Yogi Berra
No matter how much you think you love somebody, you’ll step back when the pool of their blood edges up too close. Chuck Palahniuk
All your life, you live so close to truth, it becomes a permanent blur in the corner of your eye. And when something nudges it into outline, it is like being ambushed by a grotesque. Tom Stoppard
My mom and I have always been really close. She’s always been the friend that was always there. There were times when, in middle school and junior high, I didn’t have a lot of friends. But my mom was always my friend. Always. Taylor Swift
Close your bodily eye, that you may see your picture first with the eye of the spirit. Then bring to light what you have seen in the darkness, that its effect may work back, from without to within. Caspar David Friedrich
Respect for the truth comes close to being the basis for all morality. Frank Herbert
Actually, we got paid because the name Fortinet is so close to Fortnite, so I’m fine with their name being close to ours. Ken Xie
The heart of another is a dark forest, always, no matter how close it has been to one’s own. Willa Cather
If I get stuck, I look at a book that tells me how someone else did it. I turn the pages, and then I say, ‘Oh, I forgot that bit,’ then close the book and carry on. Finally, after you’ve figured out how to do it, you read how they did it and find out how dumb your solution is and how much more clever and efficient theirs is! Richard P. Feynman
Life in general has never been even close to fair, so the pretense that the government can make it fair is a valuable and inexhaustible asset to politicians who want to expand government. Thomas Sowell
To find a friend one must close one eye – to keep him, two. Norman Douglas
I don’t have a formula to pass on. I always did it my own way. Even today, I hold my independence close. It’s what’s most precious to me. Passion. Risk. Tenacity. Consistency. This is my professional history. Giorgio Armani
Keep close to Nature’s heart… and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean. John Muir
I don’t know whether I believe in God or not. I think, really, I’m some sort of Buddhist. But the essential thing is to put oneself in a frame of mind which is close to that of prayer. Henri Matisse
Depression is close to me, but suicide hasn’t been. Claire Forlani
To conceal anything from those to whom I am attached, is not in my nature. I can never close my lips where I have opened my heart. Charles Dickens
The leader can never close the gap between himself and the group. If he does, he is no longer what he must be. He must walk a tightrope between the consent he must win and the control he must exert. Vince Lombardi
The people you choose to have around you make all the difference. My family and close friends keep me grounded. You have to have a mind of your own and a strong head on your shoulders. Cricket is the most important thing to me, so the rest of it pales in comparison. Virat Kohli
If bread is the first necessity of life, recreation is a close second. Edward Bellamy
Public transportation is like a magnifying glass that shows you civilization up close. Chris Gethard
Cinema is an art form that is designed to go across borders. And as a filmmaker, the only way I can direct a movie is when I feel close to my culture. Denis Villeneuve
I spend a great deal of time with the President. We have a very close, personal, loyal relationship. I’m not, as they say, a potted plant in these meetings. Dan Quayle
In ‘Roma,’ I wanted to get across the idea that underneath Rome today is ancient Rome. So close. I am always conscious of that, and it thrills me. Imagine being in a traffic jam at the Coliseum! Rome is the most wonderful movie set in the world… As was the case with many of my film ideas, it was inspired by a dream. Federico Fellini
I don’t have many friends; I’m very much a loner. As a child I was very isolated, and I’ve never been really close to anyone. Anthony Hopkins
The most amazing lesson in aerodynamics I ever had was the day I climbed a thermal in a glider at the same time as an eagle. I witnessed, close up, effortlessness and lightness combined with strength, precision and determination. Norman Foster
Put your ear down close to your soul and listen hard. Anne Sexton
Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them. John C. Maxwell
In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don’t try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present. Lao Tzu
A museum is a spiritual place. People lower their voices when they get close to art. Mario Botta
You can close your eyes to reality but not to memories. Stanislaw Jerzy Lec
I didn’t see conflict during the Vietnam War, but I did lose close friends. Michael Buffer
In the successful organization, no detail is too small to escape close attention. Lou Holtz
It’s particularly hard to take being stabbed in the back close to home. There’s always a feeling of betrayal when people of your own group oppose you. Catharine MacKinnon
You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don’t try to forget the mistakes, but you don’t dwell on it. You don’t let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space. Johnny Cash
Close don’t count in baseball. Close only counts in horseshoes and grenades. Frank Robinson
Coming close to death you begin to know what life means, and what it means is gratitude. Roger Scruton
Punk is musical freedom. It’s saying, doing and playing what you want. In Webster’s terms, ‘nirvana’ means freedom from pain, suffering and the external world, and that’s pretty close to my definition of Punk Rock. Kurt Cobain
You cannot deliver to your maximum if you’re thinking ‘if I do an error, it might close a door to somewhere’ or whatever. Charles Leclerc
Love casts out fear, but we have to get over the fear in order to get close enough to love them. Dorothy Day
Nothing’s sacred anymore. Those girls and I got so close. They were painting me naked every day for months. It was kind of like going to a really bizarre sleepover. It’s what you guys imagine we do: One naked girl and seven pairs of hands all over her. Jennifer Lawrence
Although I am not Jewish, I have been to many Friday night Shabbats at my friends houses, and I absolutely love it. It’s a great and inspiring tradition to keep the family close. Yolanda Hadid
In the city that the wolf enters, enemies will be close by. An alien force will sack a great country. Allies will cross the mountains and the borders. Nostradamus
Reverse every natural instinct and do the opposite of what you are inclined to do, and you will probably come very close to having a perfect golf swing. Ben Hogan
Don’t let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position gets shot down, your ego doesn’t go with it. Colin Powell
I’ve always voted Republican because America is exactly that, a republic. You can’t expect much leadership with a Democrat behind the desk their not even close to dual efficient. Audrey Meadows
I’ve seen terrorism close up, but I don’t live in a state of terror at all. I’m comfortable going to the Manhattan Thanksgiving Day Parade, the tree lighting at Rockefeller Center, Times Square on New Years Eve. For perspective, the world today is a safer place than it was during the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Berlin Airlift, World War II. Douglas Brunt
My second husband, Eric Villency, is the father of my beautiful boy Ronan Anthony. Even though we’re divorced, I’m still very close with his family. Kimberly Guilfoyle
I want to make as much money as I possibly can so that when my day comes, my mother and sister is fine. My close friends are fine. They don’t have to worry about anything ever again. Tyler, The Creator
My only responsibility as a playwright and a storyteller is to give you the time of your life in the theatre. I just happen to think that with Hamilton’s story, sticking close to the facts helps me. All the most interesting things in the show happened. Lin-Manuel Miranda
No one can feel more gratefully the charm of noble scenery, or the refreshment of escape into the unspoiled solitudes of nature, than the laborer at some close in-door employment. Lucy Larcom
I am not a father, and the only children that I get close to are my nieces. Greg Davies
I want to be very close to someone I respect and admire and have somebody who feels the same way about me. Richard Bach
Jesus didn’t hold people accountable; He just held them close – because it works better. Bob Goff
Of all those in the army close to the commander none is more intimate than the secret agent; of all rewards none more liberal than those given to secret agents; of all matters none is more confidential than those relating to secret operations. Sun Tzu
It’s not as if I’ve ever been to prison or been close to going to prison. The closest I’ve got is knowing people who have been in jail – after all, I was a member of Parliament – and visiting them there during their sentence. Michael Portillo
The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself. Henry Miller
Well, I think the golden rule I can think of is the fact that you must follow your passion and do something that’s close to your heart. And I think that that’s very important, well, to be successful and to be happy. Kumar Mangalam Birla
When I got my first television set, I stopped caring so much about having close relationships. Andy Warhol
The heart that has truly loved never forgets, But as truly loves on to the close. Thomas Moore
I listen to everything that sounds good with a story. I even listen to Adele. I listen to all kinds of music. Everything with a story that I can listen to and close my eyes and visualize it. I just love music. Rod Wave
There is no science in this world like physics. Nothing comes close to the precision with which physics enables you to understand the world around you. It’s the laws of physics that allow us to say exactly what time the sun is going to rise. What time the eclipse is going to begin. What time the eclipse is going to end. Neil deGrasse Tyson
I can’t betray anyone. I don’t know what it’s like to really betray someone. I’m very loyal to my circle, my family, and those I hold close to me. Anuel AA
I owe everything to my mom. She definitely got me to where I’m at today. Without her I wouldn’t be able to do the things that I do. She and I are very close. David Lambert
The very existence of flame-throwers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I’m just not close enough to get the job done. George Carlin
Basketball is a simple game. Your goal is penetration, get the ball close to the basket, and there are three ways to do that. Pass, dribble and offensive rebound. Phil Jackson
The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending, then having the two as close together as possible. George Burns
I welcome every chance I get to interact with fans. I’ve made some very close friendships amongst fans, and I look forward to seeing them. Jim Beaver
My memories mean a lot to me, and I hold them close to my heart. Radhika Apte
Money isn’t the most important thing in life, but it’s reasonably close to oxygen on the ‘gotta have it’ scale. Zig Ziglar
If your pictures aren’t good enough, you aren’t close enough. Robert Capa
We have come dangerously close to accepting the homeless situation as a problem that we just can’t solve. Linda Lingle
Perhaps when we find ourselves wanting everything, it is because we are dangerously close to wanting nothing. Sylvia Plath
Like the old soldier of the ballad, I now close my military career and just fade away, an old soldier who tried to do his duty as God gave him the light to see that duty. Goodbye. Douglas MacArthur
Boys used to call me Soda in school days. Soda means ‘serving officers daughters association.’ I miss those days when I had a very protected life: one could get close and bond with other army people that they gradually would become your extended family. Anushka Sharma
It is vain for the coward to flee; death follows close behind; it is only by defying it that the brave escape. Voltaire
Every meal should end with something sweet. Maybe it’s jelly on toast at breakfast, or a small piece of chocolate at dinner – but it always helps my brain bring a close to the meal. Robert Irvine
It’s never nice to lose someone close to you; unfortunately, life goes on, and we have to make peace with it and move on. Francois Hougaard
Humans have 3 percent human error, and a lot of companies can’t afford to be wrong 3 percent of the time anymore, so we close that 3 percent gap with some of the technologies. The AI we’ve developed doesn’t make mistakes. Walter O’Brien
At every stage of my career I have had interesting and cordial colleagues, some of whom are close friends. Daniel Nathans
There is nothing in this world that I love more than my family. To be able to share the joy of running with them at the Runner’s World Half Marathon and Running Festival where we can all participate together is as close as you can get to a perfect weekend. Summer Sanders
I am often on guard over the Russians. In the darkness one sees their forms move like stick storks, like great birds. They come close up to the wire fence and lean their faces against it. Their fingers hook round the mesh. Erich Maria Remarque
I believe in taking chances and living your life. Sometimes doors open and others close and you have to figure out which one you’re going to take. I’m always for the one that’s challenging. Gisele Bundchen
Someone might come close to dying, and they’ll enjoy life much more than everyone else. I came close to the death of my sports career, and I enjoy everything coming my way. Vincent Kompany
Hunger, revenge, to sleep are petty foes, But only death the jealous eyes can close. William Wycherley
Politics I supposed to be the second-oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first. Ronald Reagan
I generally unwind by having dinner with close friends. Nelson DeMille