Closer Quotes - page 5

Successful people maintain a positive focus in life no matter what is going on around them. They stay focused on their past successes rather than their past failures, and on the next action steps they need to take to get them closer to the fulfillment of their goals rather than all the other distractions that life presents to them. (Jack Canfield)
Congratulations. The fact that you're reading this means you've taken one giant step closer to surviving until your next birthday. View quote
James Patterson
Of the two, I would think of my work as closer to Science Fiction than Fantasy. View quote
Jean M. Auel
My stories are sometimes closer to poems or meditations, but often there is at least a little narrative in them. View quote
Lydia Davis
One, I push my deadlines closer than anybody else, or let's say it this way: I'm really late. View quote
Aaron McGruder
Every minute you spend in your life is either spent bringing you closer to your goals or moving you away from your goals. View quote
Bo Bennett
I believe in having a more open mind and including others who don't share your faith and having dialogue with them. And just having a pure heart and being a good person can bring you closer to God. Because once you believe in one particular religion fully and not others, that requires you to start disliking people who don't share your views. View quote
Ishmael Beah
I think Christine and Chad are on the opposite extremes of the spectrum. Christine is a model victim, and Chad is a model perpetrator, and Howard is closer to the middle. View quote
Neil LaBute
It was a scene I was really looking forward to, and one that I embraced, and when we were filming it, George got closer and closer and closer with that camera - he was practically up my nose for the final shot. So I knew it was a moment that I had to do my best to get right. View quote
Ian McDiarmid
The closer you stay to emotional authenticity and people, character authenticity, the less you can go wrong. That's how I feel now, no matter what you're doing. View quote
David O. Russell
The optimist sees the future as a rabbit sees the oncoming truck - getting bigger, not closer. (Steve Aylett)
I hope that I am generous and tolerant, but certainly on the intellectual side I think that there are discoverable truths, and some things that are closer approximations to the truth than others. View quote
Edward R. Tufte
My lens of choice was always the 35 mm. It was more environmental. You can't come in closer with the 35 mm. View quote
Annie Leibovitz
It is apparent that Christianity and Islam must come, and come immediately, to a closer understanding, and it is equally apparent that their unity if achieved, will be the most effective defensive measure against Communist expansion. View quote
Aly Khan
Look at those they call unfortunate and at a closer view, you'll find many of them are unwise. View quote
Andrew Young
I've always believed you can get closer to the truth by pretending not to speak it. View quote
Armistead Maupin
I thought writing about somebody current would be a little closer to what I'm used to doing. View quote
Adam Clymer
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. View quote
Adam Savage
We approach closer and closer to socialism. View quote
B. Carroll Reece
I am closer to a European viewpoint of the world than an American one. My ethics and ideals are based on European concepts. View quote
Bianca Jagger
I'm a huge breast cancer awareness advocate because my mom went through breast cancer recently. It really brought our family closer. (Brenda Song)
As we get closer to the end of this Congress, we should be addressing the urgent needs of the American people - the war in Iraq, affordable health care, a sensible energy policy, quality education for our children, retirement security, and a sound and fair fiscal policy. View quote
Chris Van Hollen
Yoga has brought me closer to myself. It's helped me realize the interconnectedness of the mind, body and spirit, in the Buddhist sense of the word. View quote
Christy Turlington
The closer the source of light is to a subject, the broader the beams are. View quote
Conrad Hall
I've seen the majestic beauty of nature and the overwhelming perfection of it. To me, there's nothing closer to God than that. View quote
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