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Seems to me the rules are loaded against batsmen. If bowlers show dissent after a near miss they never seem to get punished.
Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods.
For pleasures past I do not grieve, nor perils gathering near; My greatest grief is that I leave nothing that claims a tear.
There is no object so large but that at a great distance from the eye it does not appear smaller than a smaller object near.
'Gone Girl' is as much about the near impossibility of being a good husband as it is about the anguish of being a good wife.
A mistress should be like a little country retreat near the town, not to dwell in constantly, but only for a night and away.
You know, buffalo are significantly bigger than elk. I grew up near Yellowstone so I've been near buffalo. Buffalo are huge.
In non-fiction, I like Wayne Dyer. I have a compilation of his best quotes near my bed! To me he's one of the finest authors.
I love all the arts - so museums, theatre, music, walks near trees or by the ocean, time with people, psychological readings.
My mother was a part of a reading group, but they would never come near science fiction because they think it's not for them.
Near my desk, I keep a large plastic carton filled with fresh notebooks and stationery of various kinds, sizes, and qualities.
I'm going to announce in the very near future, I'm going to lead by example and start paying 20 percent of my health insurance.
To be honest, I've never told anybody they have bad breath. When I do recognize that, I try not to breathe when they come near.
No organization should be allowed near disaster unless they are willing to cooperate with some level of established leadership.
As a writer, you have to be near people and hear stuff. I'm a hamburger and cheese kind of fellow; I'm not Henry David Thoreau.
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 short genius.
My favorite country is America. I love going there! I go in the local lake near where I work on Sundays. It's called Berry Hill.
'Cullum' is Scottish, but I'm nowhere near Scottish. My mother is Burmese, and my father is of German, Jewish, English ancestry.
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 being in Hong Kong.
I especially like the Padstow area and the south coast near Portloe. It's lovely, though I do wish it was a bit closer to London.
'Nowhere Man' embodies one of my favorite themes - the hero completely out of his element. It's really near and dear to my heart.
The typewriting machine, when played with expression, is no more annoying than the piano when played by a sister or near relation.
I rise near dawn, make a strong cup of coffee, wander to my desk and come fully awake by reading something written the day before.
I used to live on a barge - it is incredibly good to write near water. There is an ever-changing landscape, so you never get bored.
All things by immortal power. Near of far, to each other linked are, that thou canst not stir a flower without troubling of a star.
There are so many issues in our oceans - like the near extinction of blue fin tuna - that should be taken more seriously worldwide.
I was stage-struck from an early age. I just loved the language. We lived quite near Stratford so I would cycle and watch the plays.
the free soul is rare, but you know it when you see it - basically because you feel good, very good, when you are near or with them.
My father was a Norwegian who came from a small town near Oslo. He broke his arm at the elbow when he was 14, and they amputated it.
I think I've opened up my mind to all foods, except tinned tuna. I can't stand that. I will not go near it; the smell is unbearable.
America's fine, nice, nice hiking near L.A. But I am European. I love London and Paris. Friends and intellect, big thought, why not?
To him who, though by no means near the end, is yet advancing, He is the way; to him who has put off all that is dead He is the life.
Kids can relate to having some scary person living near their house. They can relate to, 'Hey, don't go near that house.' We all can.
Somewhere near you, somebody right now is trying to help the indigent and poor - providing food, shelter, clothing or simple kindness.
During COVID, I was still training, working on my fitness and my tennis. I was able to practice and play near where I live in Orlando.
For when two beings who are not friends are near each other there is no meeting, and when friends are far apart there is no separation.
I was a war correspondent and journalist for a long time, and I was very near the towers on 9/11 and very shortly after in Afghanistan.
Where I'm staying, near Lafayette Street, Bowery, and Houston, you get different people with different spirits, and that's what I like.
I've studied martial arts, but of course I'm not anywhere near the level of my father. Still, people assume I'm a lethal weapon anyway!
When I got near teen age, I was so happy with my friends and the African-American culture that I couldn't imagine not being part of it.
When you see grown men near to tears because they've missed hitting a little white ball into a hole from three feet, it makes you laugh.
Writing in a near frenzy is wonderful and freeing, but for me, it did not result in a nice, shiny novel. Instead, what I have is a mess.
This year, when I turn 65, I thought, 'So weird;' when I was a kid, people who were 65 either retired or died. I'm so nowhere near that.
When I grew up as a kid, a part of my life - I grew up in Boston near Revere Beach, at my grandma's, and she would take me to the beach.
The people of the Southern States now own near five millions of these negroes, and they are worth to them near three millions of dollars.
Many people want to scale back their working hours as they near the end of their careers, but not necessarily to give up work altogether.
My family was pretty solidly middle-class. We had a furniture store out near Connie Mack Stadium, and when Dad died, my mom took it over.
I was born in Oslo, Norway, but now live in the suburbs of Southwest London, right near the River Thames. It's a lovely part of the world.
You never have a comedian who hasn't got a very deep strain of sadness within him or her. Every great clown has been very near to tragedy.
He who lives in our mind is near though he may actually be far away; but he who is not in our heart is far though he may really be nearby.