Closest Quotes

580 Closest quotes by 513 unique authors

The closest I ever came to getting married was just before I started singing. In fact, my first record saved my neck. — Elvis Presley
I find fault with my children because I like them and I want them to go places - uprightness and strength and courage and civil… — Branch Rickey
Once the realization is accepted that even between the closest human beings infinite distances continue, a wonderful living side by side can grow, if they… — Rainer Maria Rilke
Alexander Hamilton started the U.S. Treasury with nothing, and that was the closest our country has ever been to being even. — Will Rogers
A lot of those who let you down are those who seemed the closest to you. — Mickey Rourke
I am certainly not a good Muslim. But I am able now to say that I am Muslim; in fact it is a source of… — Salman Rushdie
Your parents are the parents you know best. Your brother and sister, if you have them, are the brother and sister you know best. They… — James Salter
I don't plan out my visits rigorously, but I do have a list of about 125 New York galleries, alternative spaces, museums, and so forth… — Jerry Saltz
I have a few caftans just for lounging purposes. When I want to feel free, it's the closest thing to feeling naked without being naked. — Jill Scott
Kurt and I weren't the closest of friends, but I knew him well enough to be devastated by his death. For such a quiet person,… — Layne Staley
Love begins by taking care of the closest ones - the ones at home. — Mother Teresa
You have to open your mind. I like the ability to express myself in a deep way. It's the closest music to our humanity -… — Sonny Terry
Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take an insect view of its… — Henry David Thoreau
I grew up in New Hampshire. My closest neighbor was a mile away. The deer and the raccoons were my friends. So I would spend… — Steven Tyler
When I talk about the importance of the institution of marriage, I think of the commitment and the significance of standing in front of those… — Mark Udall
Sailing is the closest I can get to nature - it's adrenaline, fear, a constant challenge and learning experience, an adventure into the unknown. And… — Daria Werbowy
Arizonans should not be judged disdainfully and from a distance by people whose closest contacts with Hispanics are with fine men and women who trim… — George Will
Okra is the closest thing to nylon I've ever eaten. It's like they bred cotton with a green bean. Okra, tastes like snot. The more… — Robin Williams
I think I'd probably tell you that it's easier to desire and pursue the attention of tens of millions of total strangers than it is… — William Gibson
Beauty plus pity-that is the closest we can get to a definition of art. Where there is beauty there is pity for the simple reason… — Vladimir Nabokov
I believe there is something of the divine mystery in everything that exists. We can see it sparkle in a sunflower or a poppy. We… — Jostein Gaarder
We are closest to Christ when sharing the world’s misery. Think you Jesus came to remove our pains? Wherever did you get that notion? The… — Stephen R. Lawhead
The closest you will ever come in this life to an orderly universe is a good library. — Ashleigh Brilliant
The mother memories that are closest to my heart are the small gentle ones that I have carried over from the days of my childhood.… — Margaret Sanger
The famous Zen parable about the master for whom, before his studies, mountains were only mountains, but during his studies mountains were no longer mountains,… — Rebecca Solnit

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