Closely Quotes

733 Closely quotes by 620 unique authors

I had the good fortune of having a happy, closely knit family. — Carlos Fuentes
There's an enduring American compulsion to be on the side of the angels. Expediency alone has never been an adequate American reason for doing anything.… — Jonathan Raban
At this stage I am not involved with young adults as closely as many other writers. My children are grown up and my grandchildren are… — Margaret Mahy
We know from biology that new forms of organisms simulate their primitive form as closely as possible at first, even though obliged to exist under… — Wilhelm Ostwald
Those who closely watched the campaign should not be surprised by Obama's hostility toward Israel, given his relations with pro-Palestinian, virulent critics of Israel and… — David Limbaugh
To me the only real star of the movie is the writer. And I work with writers very closely, from outline to first draft and… — Dino De Laurentiis
I can't say I follow politics extremely closely, but I'm definitely aware of what's going on in the world. — Aubrey Plaza
I am struck by the fact that personal faith and political agendas are intertwined more closely now than at any other time in recent history. — David Price
The first thing to make clear is that scientists, freely making their own choice of problems and pursuing them in the light of their own… — Michael Polanyi
Acknowledge that a more closely integrated Europe is no longer an unqualified American interest. — Richard Perle
I think what people are looking for right now is not the kind of pizzazz and pop that perhaps we thought we got in 2008.… — Rob Portman
People who are running for office mislead the American people by saying that there's a three-point plan or a bumper sticker kind of way of… — Ken Salazar
The presidential candidates are offering prescriptions for everything from Iraq to healthcare, but listen closely. Their fixes are situational and incremental. Meanwhile, the underlying structural… — Larry Sabato
Clark, what in your honest opinion is the right standard for determining conduct? Is the only right standard for everyone, the probable action of Jesus… — Charles Sheldon
When it came time to find employment, I set my sights on becoming an engineer at a home electronics manufacturer, a field that was closely… — Koichi Tanaka
I've always said I'm not the kind of designer who likes to lock himself away in a studio and let the rest of the company… — Alexander Wang
To appreciate and use correctly a valuable maxim requires a genius; a vital appropriating exercise of mind closely allied to that which first created it. — William Rounseville Alger
At XL, we tackle risk like no one else, analyzing deeper and listening closely to our clients to create solutions that unleash the world's capacity… — Mike McGavick
Good discipline requires time. When we have no time to give our children, or no time that we are willing to give, we don't even… — M. Scott Peck
If one looks at all closely at the middle of our own century, the events that occupy us, our customs, our achievements and even our… — Jean le Rond d'Alembert
Wants and needs are closely connected. And all our needs, even the ones we're not completely aware of yet, will be met. Be grateful that… — Melody Beattie
Nevada has a very dynamic economy, with gambling being the number-one industry, followed closely by blood donorship. — Dave Barry
'Men die of the diseases which they have studied most,' remarked the surgeon, snipping off the end of a cigar with all his professional neatness… — Arthur Conan Doyle
Target prices? How that works? I know quite a bit about farm policy. I come from Indiana, which is a farm state. Deficiency payments -… — Dan Quayle
Free software is part of a broader phenomenon, which is a shift toward recognizing the value of shared work. Historically, shared stuff had a very… — Mark Shuttleworth

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