Famous Quotes & Sayings

Raymond Moody

The subject of death is taboo. We feel, perhaps only subconsciously, that to be in contact with death in any way, even indirectly, somehow confronts us with the prospect of our own deaths, draws our own deaths closer and makes them more real and thinkable.

Jake Shields

The sport was recently legalized in California, so I'm talking to some people about possibly fighting closer to home soon. We'll have to see what happens though. People in Hawaii are very excited about martial arts, and I think the sports is just starting to take off.

At times you can hear voices at night, like mumbling. I would hear like ladies screaming and kids talking like at a distance. I would follow the voice. The closer I would get, it would keep moving. I would walk inside the gin and I'd hear it outside.

Dayton Moore

As players get closer to the majors, we like to increase their versatility and see how they might fit in. For now, though, he's strictly a catcher, and we like his development there.

That's what we've heard - well over $2 billion, maybe closer to $3 billion.

A little closer this time. Just a little.

Elliott Abrams

The mishandling of the would-be airplane bomber Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab's visa is only the latest piece of evidence that the granting of visas should be taken away from the State Department. For the granting of visas - especially today, when terrorism is such a complex threat - is far closer to being a law-enforcement function.

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

Debbie Ford

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

Craig Fugate

This important step puts us closer to getting this vital element of our 'culture of preparedness' plan into motion before the start of the 2006 Hurricane Season.

Mark Johnson

They've been able to take another step and get closer to the final prize, which is the NCAA championship. So if you're making progression and it's always upward, that can be nothing but positive things and good things for your program.

A lot of our good customers live and work closer to town. We needed to be where it was more convenient for them.

Clint Hurdle

This is as solid as we've been on a closer going into the season as we have been in a long time. He's the exclamation point. He's in a good place now.

This is something that we've been talking about for some time now. We're seeing the number of viruses speeding up now as it gets closer to Y2K.

This game was much closer than 16 points. They made 13 free throws in the final quarter. Give them credit for knocking them down at the end.

John Morrison

There was one guy who kept telling him (the driver of the flatbed) to crawl out but the driver yelled back that he was pinned in, ... It was so hot, you couldn't get closer than about 15-feet...The hair on my forehead is singed just from the heat.

There will be opposition and it's difficult to predict which side will prevail, particularly because the desire for a closer relationship with India is very widespread and I include myself in that group too.

Steve Ballmer

There will be much closer relationships with telecom equipment makers, telecom service providers, software companies and PC companies occurring over the next few years, ... When we invested in AT&T, we invested in a partnership to secure the future of video services.

There were some plays that cost us runs today that could have made it a closer game. That's something you have to work through.

This is what we've worked all summer for. It's just one step closer to getting to the Super Bowl. So we definitely want to do that, put ourselves in a better position in the playoffs, get a home game and go from there.

This is what the Fed wants, they want housing to slow -- that is the place where they can most effect wealth creation and spending. The Fed is that much closer to being done. I think they are done after next week.

Tony Baker

As he got closer and closer to Toronto, more and more news spread about him ... it was fantastic. It was really exciting and it was inspiring. It was kind of magical.

Simon McBurney

The brain constantly assures us, reassures us, that we are in control. But the closer you look, the more questions you have about it.

They played pretty well considering the wet conditions. We needed to shoot well, too, because the match was closer than we expected. This was their (Country Day's) third loss in league, but they played pretty well.

They got a couple of good kids back. The score will definitely be closer this time.

They are getting closer and closer to a tipping point, ... Let's encourage them to go all the way! Be nice.

This move places us closer to our customers in a market that presents excellent long-term growth opportunities for Dell.

If everything remains the same, the euro should be closer to $1.08 than $1.02,

I feel like my game has improved since coming here. I have enjoyed being at Barton. It's closer to home, which allows me to see my family and most important a good education. Coming here I wanted to be a student-athlete, not just an athlete.

Jenna Morasca

I decided to quit 'Survivor: All-Stars' in order to be closer to my mother, who ended up passing away from breast cancer seven days after I returned home.

Eddy Curry

I definitely didn't imagine playing there in another uniform, but things happen for a reason and we're going there tomorrow and try to get a win. I'm starting to get a little nervous as we come closer to tomorrow's game, but I'll be OK.

Donald Rumsfeld

I can't think of a time when the relationship has been closer or more constructive,

I'd rather get the two points. They made it closer than I liked, but our guys were up to the task.