Close Quotes

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It's a brilliant surface in that sunlight. The horizon seems quite close to you because the curvature is so much more pronounced than here on… — Neil Armstrong
I have always drawn strength from being close to home. — Arthur Ashe
From my close observation of writers... they fall into two groups: 1) those who bleed copiously and visibly at any bad review, and 2) those… — Isaac Asimov
Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal… — David Attenborough
Time is compressed like the fist I close on my knee... I hold inside it the clues and solutions and the power for what I… — Margaret Atwood
Because we can't escape our ancient hunger to live close to nature, we encircle the house with lawns and gardens, install picture windows, adopt pets… — Diane Ackerman
What friends or kindred can be so close and intimate as the powers of our soul, which, whether we will or no, must ever bear… — Teresa of Avila
A man's illness is his private territory and, no matter how much he loves you and how close you are, you stay an outsider. You… — Lauren Bacall
I want to be very close to someone I respect and admire and have somebody who feels the same way about me. — Richard Bach
Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you get your brains kicked out. — Francis Bacon
Completeness? Happiness? These words don't come close to describing my emotions. There truly is nothing I can say to capture what motherhood means to me,… — Anita Baker
I'm not an actor that tends to care. I don't ask 'Is this a close up? Is this a master? Is this a wide? What… — Christian Bale
Use a make-up table with everything close at hand and don't rush; otherwise you'll look like a patchwork quilt. — Lucille Ball
Tyra the businesswoman is very close to - and I hate third person, but you said it, oh, chiiild, you said it - but me… — Tyra Banks
If beef is your idea of 'real food for real people,' you'd better live real close to a real good hospital. — Neal Barnard
I never felt so close to a guitar as that silver one with mirrors that I used on stage all the time. — Syd Barrett
I'm a carb queen. I'll always order macaroni and cheese, but I don't want it to be fancy. I want it to be as close… — Drew Barrymore
The Russian people get so insanely close to each other as friends. Their lives are interrelated so much on an everyday basis. — Mikhail Baryshnikov
Close your eyes and place your finger on a map. Wherever it lands, that's the theme of the evening. So many times we settle for… — Mario Batali
There are always deadlines I have to meet. I don't let myself get too close to the deadlines, so it's not like I'm just sweating… — Scott Adams

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