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The good Lord didn't create anything without a purpose, but the fly comes close. — Mark Twain
When vitality runs high, death takes men by surprise. But if they close their eyes to this possibility, what they gain in peace they lose… — Lewis Mumford
The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The success of a close friend is often wounding, especially if he has been poor for so long. — Tom Baker
Fairies are angels who reside very close to the Earth so that they can perform their Divine mission of protecting nature and animals. — Doreen Virtue
It [would have] been very difficult. As I said, the rules ... but if the rules were put in place back when Michael Jordan was… — Scottie Pippen
I consider it an indispensible duty to close this last solemn act of my official life by commending the interests of our dearest country to… — George Washington
I don't write about things that I have the answers to or things that are very close to home. It just wouldn't be any adventure.… — Ann Beattie
Ours is the century of enforced travel of disappearances. The century of people helplessly seeing others, who were close to them, disappear over the horizon. — John Berger
I like the opportunity to travel the world and work in close company with other people. — Marc Garneau
Voting against the resolution authorizing the use of military force in Iraq was one of my proudest moments as a senator. It is long past… — Barbara Boxer
We couldn't sustain it. And they got a lot of kids that can shoot. We just couldn't close out well enough. — Bill Russell
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,… — Phil Jackson
Pat has been instrumental in what we've done here so far and the most selfish thing for me is that I want to see what… — Bobby Knight
I couldn't have come close without my teammates' help because the Knicks didn't want me to make 100. — Wilt Chamberlain
I have this huge lion tattoo embossed on my arm. I was a little worried as to how we would cover it up. But my… — Sanjay Dutt
My wife, like many women, actually LIKES wrapping things. If she gives you a gift that requires batteries, she wraps the batteries separately, which to… — Dave Barry
I would probably list myself as mostly straight. I've met guys all the time that I'm like, Damn, that's a good-looking guy, you know? I've… — Josh Hutcherson
To assume a cat's asleep is a grave mistake. He can close his eyes and keep both his ears awake. — Aileen Fisher
Proud people keep others at arm's length. Broken people are willing to take the risks of getting close to others and loving intimately. — Nancy Leigh DeMoss

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