It's useless to paint a closed door, in order to change its color. The door needs to be open for both sides to change as same.
I have a shelf of comfort books, which I read when the world closes in on me or something untoward happens.
I felt very close to God.... My friends say that's because I was always on my knees.
When the wind blows through a wood, its mass is cut and closed by every leaf, forming a train of jittery vortices in the air.
Try to keep your mind open to possibilities and your mouth closed on matters that you don't know about. Limit your 'always' and your 'nevers.'
Keep your friends close, enemies closer. Takes little effort to drive a sharp knife through their hearts when they outlive their uselessness!
I believe that when death closes our eyes we shall awaken to a light, of which our sunlight is but the shadow.
You should never wear a baseball cap when working in close quarters in the attic: You never see that beam above you!
I never think about the actual process of writing. I suppose I have a superstition about examining it too closely.
Liz Emerson held so much darkness within her that closing her eyes didn't make much a difference at all.
Close to the Edge, Red, One of a kind, Discipline, Earthworks, The Sound of Surprise, all seem to me to be albums that captured the essence of the intention.
It's not easy to part with the trophies. However, I do need to have some long-term financial security for those close to me.
I think some of the special effects in Close Encounters hold up better than the new more expensive special effects is because they were better actually.
From initial concept to final build, 'Train' was close to a year in development. Much of this was research and letting the dynamics of the project come to the surface.
I believe that if the Tribune company ever tries to close down Wrigley Field that you will have a protest from every corner of the globe.
I watch what I eat every day. I mean, who actually eats with their eyes closed?
The Manhattan district attorney has closed the well-publicized investigation of the handling of the $300 million fortune of reclusive heiress Huguette Clark - without charging anyone with a crime.
My close proximity to many of the newsmakers can give me a different perspective about people in politics and what they might say than others who don't know them.
Those churches have closed down or have been merged with a church that has a more positive vision.
By and large the United States has been able to resist the temptation to close its doors to the world.
I open all my concerts with 'My Backpages,' written by Bob Dylan, and close them all with 'May the Road Rise to Meet You,' written by Roger McGuinn and Camilla McGuinn.
