399 Closer Quotes for You to Enjoy

When you get a hankering to talk or complain about what you gave up for Lent, replace that hankering by speaking the word of God. For all the times you would have done the activity that you gave up for Lent, replace it by reading the word of God. Christians should always be drawing closer to God. Monica Johnson

A celebrated people lose dignity upon a closer view. Napoleon Bonaparte

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I was baptized alongside my mother when I was 8 years old. Since then, I have tried to walk a Christian life. And now that I'm getting older, I realized that I'm walking even closer with my God. Andy Griffith

The closer a man approaches tragedy the more intense is his concentration of emotion upon the fixed point of his commitment, which is to say the closer he approaches what in life we call fanaticism. Arthur Miller

Life Man Commitment Approaches Say More Point Emotion He Concentration Call His Tragedy Fixed Intense Closer Fanaticism Which

To me, the extraordinary aspect of martial arts lies in its simplicity. The easy way is also the right way, and martial arts is nothing at all special; the closer to the true way of martial arts, the less wastage of expression there is. Bruce Lee

The nearer people approach old age the closer they return to a semblance of childhood, until the time comes for them to depart this life, again like children, neither tired of living nor aware of death. Desiderius Erasmus

Life Death Time Tired Age People Old Old Age Living Approach Neither Like Until Return Nor Semblance Depart Closer Childhood Children Again Them Aware Nearer

The knowledge that we have brother scouts working in the same uniform, to the same ends, in the same way, in all corners of the Empire, cannot but make scouts proud of their brotherhood, and cannot fail to bring them into closer sympathy. Robert Baden-Powell

Knowledge Sympathy Corners Way Brother Brotherhood Fail Empire Make Proud Scouts Same Closer Ends Cannot Them Uniform Working Bring

The lesson of 9/11 is that America is truly exceptional. We withstood the worst attack of our history, intended by our enemies to destroy us. Instead, it drew us closer and made us more united. Our love for freedom and one another has given us a strength that surprised even ourselves. Rudy Giuliani

Love Strength Freedom History Enemies Made Lesson Our Our Love Worst Destroy Ourselves Drew Given More Attack Exceptional Instead Another Surprised Truly America Intended Closer Us Even United

Deadlines refine the mind. They remove variables like exotic materials and processes that take too long. The closer the deadline, the more likely you'll start thinking waaay outside the box. Adam Savage

It is impossible to do a thing the way I see it because the closer I get the more differently I see. Alberto Giacometti

Impossible Way See More Because Get Closer Differently Thing

Spring, when the earth tilts closer to the sun, runs a strict timetable of flowers. Alice Oswald

Strict Spring Earth Sun Runs Timetable Closer Flowers

The reality is that race in the United States operates on a spectrum from black to white. Doesn't mean that people who are in between don't experience racism, but it means that the closer you are to white on that spectrum, the better off you are. And the closer to black that you are on that spectrum, the worse off your are. Alicia Garza

You Experience Reality Racism People Better Black White Worse States Better Off Between Off Closer In-Between Race Mean Means Your Who United United States Spectrum

It's always good news when you're closer to the truth. Fabiola Gianotti

Truth Good News You Good News Always Closer

My feeling or philosophy is closer to Taoism and Zen Buddhism, 'cause it's the most practical. Harry Dean Stanton

Cause Feeling Philosophy Buddhism Most Practical Closer Zen

LOL is rarely OL, or even really L. A real out-loud laugh - not the forced social variety, which is closer to barking than laughing - is uncommon among adults. Mary Roach

Laugh Laughing Rarely Variety Uncommon Adult Forced Real Than Closer Which Social Really Barking Even Among

I discovered you can get closer to a character's thoughts and feelings in a book than in a film. Morris Gleitzman

Character Thoughts You Book Feelings Discovered Than Get Closer Film

There's no first impressions anymore. You go to a job interview, and they'll probably Google you. It's a shame - people should play it a little closer to the chest as far as what information they release to the world. If I'm angry about something, I'm not going to take to my Twitter. Patrick Stump

Angry You People World Job First Google Twitter Interview Release About Something Shame Take First Impressions Go Chest Impressions Closer Going Anymore As Far As Information Little Far Should Play

My relationship to plants becomes closer and closer. They make me quiet; I like to be in their company. Peter Zumthor

Me Relationship Plants Like Make Becomes Quiet Closer Company

The one term I don't like to be called is a 'vulture.' Because to me, a vulture is a kind of asset-stripper that eats dead flesh off the bones of a dead creature. Our bird should be the phoenix, the bird that reinvents itself, recreates itself from its ashes. And that's much closer to what it is that we really do. Wilbur Ross

The Internet, in general, I find troubling. The anonymity has made us all meaner and dumber. This thing that was supposed to bring us closer together, I see it doing the opposite. Aaron Sorkin

Together Internet Made Find See General Troubling Supposed Anonymity Doing Opposite Dumber Closer Meaner Us Thing Bring

My views of the missionary object are, indeed, different from what they were when I was first set on fire by Buchanan's 'Star in the East' six years ago. But it does not always happen that a closer acquaintance with an object diminishes our attachment and preference. Adoniram Judson

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When you're part of an ensemble and share the screen with so many people, you become close to them because you're hanging out all the time. Obviously you have your ups and downs, but that kind of brings you closer in many ways. Aidan Turner

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The Internet can bring us much closer to the developed world. Ajay Piramal

World Internet Developed Developed World Closer Us Much Bring

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