Famous Quotes & Sayings

The report ... formally closes the independent investigation of the Dutch authorities into the death of Slobodan Milosevic.

Brian Giles

The replays showed it was close to being a homer and I just dropped it.

There's $210,000 with the state, plus what we're doing as big snow country and what we're doing as individuals. We've got close to $1 million in marketing. Working together, too, is something that is showing. People are happy with that interchangeable ticket. It's a good marketing tool.

There's a lot more homework to be done in order to be close to be entertaining any kind of thought of moving out of the fourth spot,

The Renaissance scholar Michel de Montaigne said, 'there is little less trouble in governing a private family than a whole kingdom,' ... Drama, comedy and tragedy all have their roots in the compelling theatre of life that is closest to us all our relationships with those tied to us by blood.

Sylvia Hatchell

There must have been, what, close to 100 people at her house. The whole house was full -- we had the windows up, people were sitting in the windows, they were sitting on the top of the furniture. It was just unbelievable.

Fouad Ajami

There must have been great yearning and repression in Mohamed Atta's life; it is the torment of Atta's generation. They were placed perilously close to modernity, but they could not partake of it.

Billy Donovan

There might be some truth to (more pressure playing close to home). Kids say, 'There's so many people there I want to do so well,' so that can happen. If you're out in San Diego you're just kind of playing. (But) I don't think these guys will feel that way -- I hope they don't.

There may be times they have to close a lane for a short period of time and for a short distance.

You're really looking for wide open shots on that. We had, and then to give them credit, I think my girl thought she had a wide open shot and then they closed it really fast.

You're pretty close to the station. So, you are taking a lot of valuable land for parking.

John Rutherford

zoom in and get real close and find out what's going on in there.

You've got to win by two (points) so we were as close as we could be. A point her or a point there and we could have won 3-0.

You've got to win a close one at some time or another (in the postseason). We just made enough plays to advance.

You see the closer and the starter on ESPN, and that's it. The only time you see us is when we mess up.

Dick Vermeil

You saw what a real man's made of. There might be a number of you who don't come close to understanding what a real man's all about because you're not forced into the environment like people in our responsible positions are. But I think he told you the truth as well as he could tell you.

Debbie Ford

Your soul's desires compel you to grow, evolve and move closer to your highest potential.

Martina Hingis

You still hope, you know? I mean, I thought it might be out, but it was a very close call, so you can. Maybe something happens.

Your rates, if they're not a record, they are pretty close to it.

Your going to have close games like this during the season. All that matters is that you make the plays when it counts to win those games.

You're not mesmerized by the lights and can actually see the stars. You're getting back to your origins. You're closer to God.

You're essentially getting close to bribery. The whole thing just smells bad.

You never know how close you are to having a top horse, ... It's not an exact science and it can really happen overnight.

Karen Miller

You miss the playoffs and you're, like, a big loser. You might as well be the Royals if you don't make the playoffs. Close only counts in horseshoes.

Young teams sometimes just need time to learn how to win. It's a process and the frustrating thing is that it's been something different doing us in every game. Our foul shooting's been 54 percent in the five losses so that's been one constant but we've lost three of them by 4 points or less. It's hard enough to win and you lose the close games when you can't do things like make free throws.

Lena Horne

Young people today would get a great deal of encouragement from knowing how close we could be if we had a man like Dr. King around.

Tubby Smith

This is as close as we've been to playing a complete game in a long time, all year long. So hopefully we're starting to gel and come together at a critical time.

This is as close as the UK has got to a national gas emergency, where supplies would effectively be rationed to industry to keep supplies maintained to households.

This is a rebuilding year for us, but we have some very good wrestlers in our lineup and some who have struggled, but for us to win we have to wrestle well, like we have all year. Anything can happen in a dual, but we will have to win the matches where we are favored and stay close in the others.

This is a rare opportunity to watch a comet in its death throes ? from very close range.

This is going to be a horrible year. It's not a total closure, but it's the closest thing to it.

Steve Smith

This is going to be a close one.

Steve Fossett

This is getting very discouraging. To get this close and not be able to grab the golden ring,