Closely Quotes

733 Closely quotes by 620 unique authors

Anyway, there is a lot of really interesting work going on in the neuroscience and psychology of consciousness, and I would love to see philosophers… — David Chalmers
Nature first, then theory. Or, better, Nature and theory closely intertwined while you throw all your intellectual capital at the subject. Love the organisms for… — E. O. Wilson
A map in the hands of a pilot is a testimony of a man's faith in other men; it is a symbol of confidence and… — Beryl Markham
Every kiss provokes another. Oh, in those earliest days of love how naturally the kisses spring to life! So closely, in their profusion, do they… — Marcel Proust
For the nature of women is closely allied to art — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
A good man likes a hard boss. I don't mean a nagging boss or a grouchy boss. I mean a boss who insists on things… — William Feather
Although humans today remain more capable than machines for many tasks, by 2030 machine capabilities will have increased to the point that humans will have… — Unknown Author
Arise my soul, and review your deeds which have preceeded from you. Scrutinize them closely, and shed the rain of your tears, declaring openly to… — Andrew of Crete
I strongly believe that nothing is more spiritual than living at our highest potential while serving others. I believe that the more closely aligned we… — Brian Johnson
You should view the world as a conspiracy run by a very closely-knit group of nearly omnipotent people, and you should think of those people… — Robert Anton Wilson
I closely follow everything about user interface or human-computer interface: technology that makes computers closer to the way the human being actually functions. — Francois-Henri Pinault
Be very careful that you do not unconsciously assume that nervous tension is power. This is vital. Watch yourself the next time you work toward… — Vernon Howard
I have felt terribly from the beginning when I saw the problems and recognized that they would be ongoing. We were hired to put back… — Ben Crenshaw
One of the gifts of being a writer is that it gives you an excuse to do things, to go places and explore. Another is… — Anne Lamott
Lying and war are always associated. Listen closely when you hear a war-maker try to defend his current war: If he moves his lips he's… — Philip Berrigan
Confidence is closely linked to how well our perceptions match reality — Matthieu Ricard
A mind is so closely shaped by the body and destined to serve it that only one mind could possibly arise in it. No body,… — Antonio Damasio
The best society, the best human existence, arrives when humans most closely determine the truth, and act on the truth, and separate it from superstition,… — Unknown Author
The superior student listens to the Way and follows it closely. The average student listens to the Way and follows some and some not. The… — Laozi
Eisenhower had run the Army; he knew all the ways decision making can go off the rails, and insisted on collective debate precisely to prevent… — Nancy Gibbs
When bow-hunting, you find you get closer to the woodland critters. The flora and the forest floor becomes clearer. You look at things more closely.… — Fred Bear
The Imagination merely enables us to wander into the darkness of the unknown where, by the dim light of the knowledge we carry, we may… — William Ian Beardmore Beveridge
But I like to think that a lot of managers and executives trying to solve problems miss the forest for the trees by forgetting to… — Gordon Bethune
Only what touches us closely preoccupies us. We prepare in solitude to face it. (The Little Book of Unsuspected Subversion) — Edmond Jabes
Well, Brief Encounter is certainly one of my top five favorites of all time. I looked at Brief Encounter very closely, to be honest. — Adrian Lyne

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