I discovered that close to half the planet is 'pristine.' We live in towns such as London, Paris or Sao Paulo and have the impression that all the pristine areas are gone, but they are not.
I grip very close to the butt of the racket. This allows me to get a lot of wrist action to create more spin and whip.
Painting is as close as a person can get to actually capturing the heat of the moment.
You know how it is when you're reading a book and falling asleep, you're reading, reading... and all of a sudden you notice your eyes are closed? I'm like that all the time.
There's nothing like living a little close to the edge that gets you motivated to ensure that you get the credentials you need to succeed.
There are certain things I will automate, but when it comes to quality control, I want to keep a very close eye.
As the new endogenous growth theory suggests, TFP growth is closely related to accumulation of the intangible capitals, such as human capital and research and development.
There's nothing I like better than going to my apartment, closing the door, cooking my little dinner for one and just tuning out. My apartment really is my haven. It's a nest where I go to heal.
There's several different forms of executive privilege. The one that is most absolute would be close advisers talking to the president himself.
I volunteered to deploy to Iraq. I was one of the few soldiers who were not on the mandatory deployment roster - close to 3,000 Hawaii soldiers were.
Always trust your instinct! If you just close your eyes, talk to God and listen you can always hear the truth
People probably thought I was scary, but I was just uncomfortable with attention and tended to be a little closed off, except with friends. I learned to embrace the attention.
Ridley was like a beautiful snake - you couldn't let her get close without the risk of being bitten.
If you look at me close enough, there's a small resemblance to a chicken nugget. I don't know if it's my skin texture or my hair, but the resemblance is definitely there.
It had never occurred to me that our lives, which had been so closely interwoven, could unravel with such speed.
I think if a story has a message it should be incidental and accidental, otherwise it leans too close to indoctrination.
There's a market for mysteries for adults. That feeling of opening a book and delving inside and not coming out until you've closed the book.
I don't think I'm even close to fulfilling my potential. And I think also that, unlike a pianist or a flutist, an actor has an instrument that is constantly changing.
If you look closely you can see that they are all interconnected, symbolic of a never-ending circle in which it is simply impossible for the dog to catch the rabbit.
If mothers are our first teachers, then having a narcissistic one teaches us that human closeness is terrifying, and the world is a heartless, inconsistent place.
The fact that 35 percent of all American giving went to religious organizations in 2010 reflects how closely bound many of us are with our place of worship.
