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.
To deepen my connection with what is real, lasting + true; I close my eyes + see through the lens of my heart.
We passed from laughter to terror which, like love and hate, are close relatives.
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.
It's odd that you can get so anesthetized by your own pain or your own problem that you don't quite fully share the hell of someone close to you.
There's still is a status-quo group at City Hall who likes things done the old way, behind closed doors.
Sometimes you're a little too close for comfort, and I think anybody can relate to that, whether you're in college or just moving out on your own.
I come from a very close class. I lucked out because drama schools are often very competitive... I have fourteen classmates.
China and India are close neighbours linked by mountains and rivers and the Chinese and Indian peoples have enjoyed friendly exchanges for thousands of years.
Every time I close my eyes, it's like a dark paradise. No one compares to you, but there's no you, except in my dreams tonight
