Closed Quotes

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It was you that led me to the musical that's everything to me. You held my hands so that I can enter the world that… — Cheon Eunbi
Minds, like parachutes, function better when open, but, like fists, they strike harder when closed. — L.E. Modesitt Jr.
The book is closed, the year is done, the pages full of tasks begun. A little joy, a little care, along with dreams, are written… — Arch Ward
If the stable gate is closed, climb the fence. — Julie Krone
[In research on bacteria metabolism] we have indeed much the same position as an observer trying to gain an idea of the life of a… — Marjory Stephenson
Science can never be a closed book. It is like a tree, ever growing, ever reaching new heights. Occasionally the lower branches, no longer giving… — Charles V. Chapin
The kingdom of God is just behind the darkness of closed eyes, and the first gate that opens to it is your peace. — Paramahansa Yogananda
A door opens to me. I go in and am faced with a hundred closed doors. — Antonio Porchia
If I care to listen to every criticism, let alone act on them, then this shop may as well be closed for all other businesses.… — Abraham Lincoln
Life that crawled, life that slunk and crept and never closed its eyes. Life that burrowed and scurried, and life so still it was indistinguishable… — Toni Morrison
The eye of the heart, though closed in fallen man, is able to take in a glimmering of light and this is faith. But anyway… — Martin Lings
I was supremely happy, for I had seen. Nothing could ever be the same. I have drunk at the clear and pure waters and my… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
I felt so full of gratitude and humility that I clasped my hands in front of me, closed my eyes and said a silent prayer… — Cathy Freeman
If a single act of folly was more responsible for this explosion than any other it was the arbitrary and dangerous announced decision that the… — Lyndon B. Johnson
Every writer must acknowledge and be able to handle the unalterable fact that he has, in effect, given himself a life sentence in solitary confinement.… — Peter Straub
All the cul-de-sacs are closed for Scotland. — Joe Jordan
One eye of the photographer looks wide open through the viewfinder, the other, the closed looks into his own soul. — Henri Cartier-Bresson
Last night I had rinsed out my sari strip and briefs in the sea. I walked down naked to where they hung in the branches… — Lucy Irvine
History provides many examples of democracy crushed by people who said to be the champion of "genuine democracy" and "the people's real meaning". The realization… — Olof Palme
Seditious libel is the doctrine that flourished in England during and after the Star Chamber. It is the hallmark of closed societies throughout the world.… — Harry Kalven

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