Near Quotes
2196 quotes by 1663 authors
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Ever since the Crusades, when Christians from western Europe were fighting holy wars against Muslims in the near east, western people have often perceived Islam…
— Karen Armstrong
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I mean, it is an extraordinary thing that a large proportion of your country and my country, of the citizens, never see a wild creature…
— David Attenborough
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We were all flying around up and down the coast near Dunkirk looking for enemy aircraft which seemed also to be milling around with no…
— Douglas Bader
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I came to live in Shepperton in 1960. I thought: the future isn't in the metropolitan areas of London. I want to go out to…
— J. G. Ballard
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To the solemn graves, near a lonely cemetery, my heart like a muffled drum is beating funeral marches.
— Charles Baudelaire
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We are still so close, David and I. We were at a party the other day at my mum's house and I was sitting on…
— Victoria Beckham
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A friend who is near and dear may in time become as useless as a relative.
— George Ade
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Stand not too near the rich man lest he destroy thee - and not too far away lest he forget thee.
— Aneurin Bevan
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We're trying to set up a movie for me in the near future. It's going to be similar to the story of how I got…
— Justin Bieber
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For the poison of hatred seated near the heart doubles the burden for the one who suffers the disease; he is burdened with his own…
— Aeschylus
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There are so many issues in our oceans - like the near extinction of blue fin tuna - that should be taken more seriously worldwide.
— Heston Blumenthal
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In the decline of the day, near Kentucky river, as we ascended the brow of a small hill, a number of Indians rushed out of…
— Daniel Boone
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If a theme or idea is too near the surface, the novel becomes simply a tract illustrating an idea.
— Elizabeth Bowen
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Oh, I'm not a true genius. I'm a near genius. I would say I'm a short genius. I'd rather be tall and normal than a…
— Mel Brooks
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Girls blush, sometimes, because they are alive, half wishing they were dead to save the shame. The sudden blush devours them, neck and brow; They…
— Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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A lot of people don't have near the amount of success as I've been blessed to have, and it's all about working hard and hoping…
— Luke Bryan
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If you go out on the Appalachian Trail, you have to bring so much more equipment - a tent, sleeping bag - but if you…
— Bill Bryson
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For pleasures past I do not grieve, nor perils gathering near; My greatest grief is that I leave nothing that claims a tear.
— Lord Byron
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Life's enchanted cup sparkles near the brim.
— Lord Byron
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One of my goals is to have a base near mainland China. I think Hong Kong would be a good match for me. I like…
— Nicolas Cage
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