Famous Quotes & Sayings

Teju Cole

Religion is close to theatre; much of its power comes from the effects of staging and framing.

Shakira

I know that youngsters want to find something in common with each other and feel closer to each other ideologically through bridges such as the Internet.

Joel Edgerton

I wasted too much time in my twenties. I worked, but I would do theater in the evening, and during the day I would surf and do irascible things. And then, for some reason, as I got closer to my thirties, I thought, 'Okay Joel, you've wasted enough time.'

Nikki Haley

I was raised by the Indian community, and those families are still very close to us. We used to go to each others' houses one Sunday a month, so we got to know everyone well. Also, we love Indian food and can't get enough of it.

I wouldn't expect the Martin and St. Lucie district would necessarily close on the holidays. But I think teachers would be understanding enough not to give exams on those days.

I wouldn't jeopardize Shauna, my closest friend. I knew what it's meant to her to get to the games and as much as I wanted to be here, if I didn't think I could do it, I would have taken myself out of the sled. I didn't want to have on my conscience us not doing well because of me.

I would pay money to come in here and watch him close games. It's awesome. The music cranks on. It's so much fun. Even when you play for a living, it's a blast. It's electric. The players love it. It makes it so much fun for us. It's awesome.

I would say he's pretty close to 100 percent,

I would have never imagined for us to be 26-0 with the schedule we wrestle, but I am proud of these kids. They have all worked so hard, and I have never been around a team as close as this one.

I would expect that most of them will be swimming quicker now than they were a month ago because they are close to tapering for the Commonwealth Games trials.

I would expect that in five years from now we would come close to that coverage,

I would guess we're getting pretty close right now.

Michael Urie

I worked on three independent movies in close succession and... I really learned from those directors how to stay on budget, make your days, get it done, keep everyone happy, which is a huge thing in a movie, and to steer the ship.

I was pleased with our performance. We had three in the finals ... Valencia lost to (Tumwater's) Tanner Weeks, who was third in state last year. It was close right up to the end and a great match.

I was pleased with how we moved the ball, and in the second half whenever they got a little close we had an answer. We hit big shots, and that's a good sign as well.

Gene Luen Yang

I grew up on monthly comics. My closet is full of monthly comics. I've always wanted to do a monthly comic, and while I've had a couple of offers, the timing has never worked out. Most superhero comics come into the world as monthly series, so we wanted the same for 'The Shadow Hero.'

Morgan Saylor

I grew up kind of in the country, in western Georgia. And then I moved a lot closer to Atlanta, and I started doing plays, and when I started doing film, I think I really started to love it.

Danny Davis

I grew up in the labs, and worked very closely with shuttle components,

If we get anything close to the 1.4 (percent) increase in the first-quarter, that will put the Fed back into play.

Chad Brown

If we find a way to win this game, I want to see how we handle all the success. How will we react? We've got a bye week coming up. Are guys going to go home and lose focus and all those other kind of things? Suppose we lose this game by some close score. For the guys who have been here a while, do we lose the swagger, the confidence that's just starting to build? Do we think, 'Oh, this is just like it was before around here?' That's why this is so huge.

If we do this movie, I think it will be time to retire. My theory is: Do something good in the end and that will close out your longevity. After that, you can go on home and sit down.

If we had jurisdiction, we would be taking a close look at the effects to Moon Brook.

If we had been close to normal temperatures the last half of December and January, we would have been looking at that 50 to 60 percent more than last year.

If we didn't have two other facilities, it would've been a major disaster for us to be closed for four consecutive days. Parking is still quite difficult.

If the school is closed and the students are transferred they will have to get up earlier to be sent to Lyon, Friars Point and/or Jonestown.

Reggie Jackson

I got to be very close to Gene as a player and after I retired, ... I think I probably stayed in closer contact with him than most.

I got him to close the distance on the tackle as quick as possible. He wants to get on top of him as quickly as he can and then work his swim move or use his physicality. He's got long arms, and he's powerful. Before, he was just getting ridden off the quarterback, and because his steps were off, it made him look mechanical. But he's not. He's a really fluid athlete.

Liam Hemsworth

I grew up close to Melbourne, about two hours outside, on Phillip Island. It's really small; it's kind of a little summer beach town.

If they completely close down College Pizza, I'm screwed. There aren't a lot of jobs now for people who aren't college-educated.

If they combine a Schuyler-Brown FSA, they still have a NRCS office sitting in each county. We work so closely together. We're back and forth over there all the time. Somewhere they have to consider the fact we still need to be co-located and how does the restructuring of FSA fit in with NRCS.

If they're placed too closely to flammable objects, a fire could occur.

If they had been serious, they would have gone close to -- or back to -- their original offer.

We took a huge step making it to Boston. We've tried to keep that in the back our minds all season. It's finally here. We can get closer to what we want to do.