Close Quotes

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I made you, dear, and all I make is perfect. Please come close, for I desire you. — Teresa of Avila
I am so close, I may look distant. — Unknown Author
"Would you tax God?" asks a defender of church tax exemption. Well, if there were a God he should be able to pay his own… — E. Haldeman-Julius
If we could just get everyone to close their eyes and visualize world peace for an hour, imagine how serene and quiet it would be… — Jack Handey
For most of human history, we could only watch, like bystanders, the beautiful dance of Nature. But today, we are on the cusp of an… — Michio Kaku
Stand still, close your eyes and listen; in the silence you can hear the cries of pain and low moans of anguish of animals waiting… — Ashley Montagu
Of all the weapons discussed in this book, nothing is more important than your primary firearm. Keep it cleaned, keep it oiled, keep it loaded,… — Max Brooks
The age of the proof is in decline, it is the hour of 'witness' that is coming, hour of the 'marturioa', very calm and very… — Henri de Lubac
... the cooperative forces are biologically the more important and vital. The balance between the cooperative and altruistic tendencies and those which are disoperative and… — Unknown Author
There is an old proverb to the effect that 'all those who open their mouths, close their eyes!' The purpose of silence and solitude is… — Richard J. Foster
Actually, I can't stand watching violent scenes in films; I avoid watching horror films. I don't tend to watch action films mainly because I find… — Park Chan-wook
I named this place Listening Point because only when one comes to listen, only when one is aware and still, can things be seen and… — Sigurd F. Olson
When I was little and something awful was happening my Mama would tell me to close my eyes.She was tryin' to keep me from seeing… — Michael Oher
There in the midst of German life is an alien and isolated race of men. Loud and self-conscious in their dress, hot-blooded and restless in… — Walther Rathenau
It was very depressing to realize that, when looking around for regimes that have systematically corrupted science within the past century or so, three stood… — John Grant
I will always stay close to all compatriots, and share together the happiness and suffering. — Norodom Sihamoni
I don't know a lot about the Scots, but I'm aware they have beaten some of the English counties in the NCL and have gone… — Justin Langer
You feel you are hedged in; you dream of escape; but beware of mirages. Do not run or fly away in order to get free:… — Unknown Author
Itâ€™s easier to remember your lies if theyâ€™re close to the truth, — Jennifer Echols
Close your eyes and turn your face into the wind. Feel it sweep along your skin in an invisible ocean of exultation. Suddenly, you know… — Vera Nazarian

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