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You get so close, a lot of close calls, and then it just doesn't happen. That's just the way the industry is. It's very difficult.
I've seen tennis clubs close in Manhattan and garages put up in their place, and I'd sure like to be part of reversing that trend.
Our country will continue efforts to prevent terrorism in close cooperation with the United States and the international community.
I was extremely close to my mother-in-law and after she, and later my father-in-law passed away, I continue to feel their presence.
Politics I supposed to be the second-oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.
There is a close analogy between organic chemistry in its relation to biochemistry and pure mathematics in its relation to physics.
I'd love to talk with Martin Luther King, just to hear his voice up close and be with someone who had such faith. He had such power.
'M Train' is as close to knowing what I'm like as anything. I don't know exactly what the book is about. All and nothing, I suppose.
Competing and streaming 'Fortnite' all night at the most iconic building in Chicago, a city close to my heart, is a dream come true.
I have no idea what readership is of written editorials, but it doesn't come anywhere close to the readership of editorial cartoons.
Yes, I'm very close to my family. And being that close to your family, I think you also struggle with how to become your own person.
I have found adventure in flying, in world travel, in business, and even close at hand... Adventure is a state of mind - and spirit.
I think living in a way that's close to nature makes you feel like that - makes you feel how thin the veil is between life and death.
When I left the Royal College, I decided I would only make paintings that I would want to look at myself, that felt close to my life.
Time is compressed like the fist I close on my knee... I hold inside it the clues and solutions and the power for what I must do now.
No one can understand how close a marriage actually is. You just don't know: with a husband and wife, they have a special connection.
I try and make myself or consenting people I am very close to the victims of my comedy. I don't enjoy bullying masquerading as comedy.
The most autobiographical thing I've ever written is my second novel, called 'An Ocean in Iowa.' That is pretty close to my childhood.
I believe that I am very lucky to have close friends who are faithful. From my friends, I have learned the importance of perseverance.
When you grow up close to poultry and fields and gardens and open-air markets, you can't help but develop an instinct for quality food.
An aggressive drug-testing program would cut down on certain abuses, but its never going to catch everyone - or even close to everyone.
I don't even think I'll see all of 'The Mist' until I'm 18. I'm going to the premiere, but I'll close my eyes during the scarier scenes.
Some astronauts sleep in sort of beds - compartments that you can open up and crawl into and then close up, almost like a little bedroom.
New York City is crazy and beautiful and really close to my heart, and I've always had dear friends here - family, actually, I would say.
I have a lot of very close girlfriends and sisters - I'm from an all female family. My father often quips that even the cat was neutered!
I get along with guys; most of my friends are guys. It's easier to trust men sometimes. I only have a few close girlfriends that I trust.
I don't like to leave my children for long periods of time. It's made me more picky about roles that are close, especially on television.
False friends are like our shadow, keeping close to us while we walk in the sunshine, but leaving us the instant we cross into the shade.
I love the English aesthetic; in a way, I feel it is close to my own, a beautiful chaos; it is a powerful mix of the past and the present.
Our decision to close on Sunday was our way of honoring God and of directing our attention to things that mattered more than our business.
I think, with production, I pay very close attention. 'Cause that's my favorite thing in music. That's the whole drive. That's the reason.
When games are close together you have to draw a line under the first match whether you win or lose, and then start again for the next one.
A man's illness is his private territory and, no matter how much he loves you and how close you are, you stay an outsider. You are healthy.
In films, the camera catches each nuance of expression in close ups. On the stage, it is less subtle, you have to act with your whole body.
'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' is the best movie for a guy like me. A cerebral adventure. A moving story. A bunch of little green men.
My inner strength comes from my friends. I have a very close group of friends and family, and we all help each other through our dark times.
I've spent my life visiting a handful of people who are very close to me when they've been committed to one hospital or another in New York.
Once you encounter people who are really testing the limits of kindness, that's when you start to build up a shield and close yourself down.
Through love, we come close to the hearts of our brothers - at the beginning, throughout the course of, and right up to the end of our lives.
If we want to close the achievement gap, build a well-educated workforce and responsible citizenry, we must start with our youngest children.
I came close to signing Elvis Presley. I offered $25,000 for his contract and they asked for $45,000 and I just didn't have the other $20,000.
Ever since economists revealed how much universities contribute to economic growth, politicians have paid close attention to higher education.
When even one American - who has done nothing wrong - is forced by fear to shut his mind and close his mouth - then all Americans are in peril.
It's too easy to forget bad things. By keeping the reminders close, it's the reminder of not just who you are, but how you became what you are.
Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.
I believe in mythology. I guess I share Joseph Campbell's notion that a culture or society without mythology would die, and we're close to that.
In a war without aim, you tend not to aim. You close your eyes, close your heart. The consequences become hit or miss in the most literal sense.
You cannot have the media so close to you that it becomes your voice. This is no good because it becomes too extreme, and people will resent it.
I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all the kinds of things you can't see from the center.
Sometimes, despite your best efforts, the end result does not match the expectations. '10 Enradhukulla' is still a movie very close to my heart.