Near the end of his life, Henri Matisse's preferred attire was evening wear, Votes: 3
Holland CotterNear-death experiences give you balance. You become more worldly. Your ideas become bigger. Votes: 3
Jason CalacanisYou look tired." "Yeah," I agreed, and shrugged. "Near-death experiences do that to me . . . Votes: 3
Stephenie MeyerThe idea of building a Near Eastern house in Honolulu must seem fantastic to many. Votes: 3
Doris DukeNear the land of the convertible moon; there's a mystical star - the star of promise. Votes: 3
Kristian Goldmund AumannNear my apartment in London, a lot of the pubs kind of look identical, which is very strange. Votes: 3
Edgar WrightBecause you don't live near a bakery doesn't mean you have to go without cheesecake. Votes: 2
Hedy LamarrAnd suns grow meek, and the meek suns grow brief, and the year smiles as it draws near its death. Votes: 2
William C. BryantNever, under any circumstances, let the Virginian wolfsnake near a typewriter. Votes: 0
Daniel HandlerTruth-loving Persians do not dwell upon The trivial skirmish fought near Marathon. Votes: 0
Robert GravesA gigantic tortoise with a jewel-encrusted shell was glittering near the window. Votes: 0
J. K. RowlingSometimes a little near death experience helps them put things into perspective. Votes: 0
Anne ShropshireValour that parlies is neare yeelding. [Valor that parleys is near yielding.] Votes: 0
George HerbertThirst of wealth no quiet knows, But near the death-bed fierce grows. Votes: 0
Anne Finch, Countess of WinchilseaKingsley, ever the joker, had his Venator mark tattooed near his unmentionables Votes: 0
Melissa de la CruzI do not think any SFWA communication should come anywhere NEAR the internet. Votes: 0
C. J. CherryhKeep your revolver near you night and day, and never relax your precautions. Votes: 0
Arthur Conan DoyleThe moment of near despair is quite often the moment that precedes courage. Votes: 0
Christopher HitchensAbsolute perfection is here and now, not in some future, near or far. Votes: 0
Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj[Whenever] you get near the human race, there's layers and layers of nonsense. Votes: 0
Thornton WilderWhen your language is nowhere near Turing-complete, syntactic sugar can be your friend. Votes: 0
Eric S. RaymondHaven't you ever noticed how highways always get beautiful near the state capital? Votes: 0
Shirley Ann GrauAs a neurosurgeon, I did not believe in the phenomenon of near-death experiences. Votes: 0
Eben AlexanderImagine how weird phones would look if your mouth was nowhere near your ears. Votes: 0
Steven WrightPeople are never so near playing the fool as when they think themselves wise. Votes: 0
Mary Wortley MontaguCount Olaf certainly does sound evil. Imagine forcing children to stand near a stove! Votes: 0
Daniel HandlerHuman psychology has a near universal tendency to let belief be coloured by desire. Votes: 0
Richard DawkinsAccuracy is the twin brother of honesty; inaccuracy is a near kin to falsehood. Votes: 0
Tryon EdwardsReligious belief is without reason and without dignity, and its record is near-universally dreadful. Votes: 0
Martin AmisThe universe's destiny has very little to do with the near-term destiny of Earth. Votes: 0
Neil deGrasse TysonPity that child who was born near Rouen,His only crime, to arrive deformed. Votes: 0
E.A. Bucchianeri"Do not fear! Heaven is as near," He said, "by water as by land!" Votes: 0
Henry Wadsworth LongfellowI feel a near passion for intelligence at grips with itself and not letting go. Votes: 0
Monique WittigGreat men lose somewhat of their greatness by being near us; ordinary men gain much. Votes: 0
Walter Savage LandorScripture indicates that heaven is not distant but rather... heaven is near in another realm. Votes: 0
Paul P. EnnsThe Hollywood culture is so invasive, and I definitely wanted to be near it eventually. Votes: 0
Carmen EjogoI shall seeThe hour of death draw near to me,Hope, blossoming within my heart. . . . Votes: 0
William C. BryantContrary to the cliche', genuinely nice guys most often finish first or very near it. Votes: 0
Steve ForbesGreat wits are sure to madness near allied, and thin partitions do their bounds divide. Votes: 0
John DrydenThe ability to lie, paired with unaccountability, has made a near infinite amount of liabilities. Votes: 0
Justin K. McFarlane BeauI don't think music should be played anywhere near politics. The two don't go together. Votes: 0
Leon RedboneIt's very nice to feel. You're nothing. You're just nothing when you're near a volcano. Votes: 0
Katia and Maurice KrafftAlone! Alone! No beacon, far or near! No chart, no compass, and no anchor stay! Votes: 0
Ada CambridgeThat One Who is greater than us is near - nearer than we could measure. Votes: 0
Amy Layne LitzelmanI have no idea how people function without near-constant internal chaos. I'd lose my mind. Votes: 0
Dave EggersWhat in us the women leave uncultivated, children cultivate when we retain them near us. Votes: 0
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheHe who would not fall off the precipice must not venture too near the edge. Votes: 0
Frances J RobertsBeautiful, see the cloud, the cloud appear. Beautiful, see the rain, the rain draw near... Votes: 0
P. C. CastI'm a total wreck. Afraid to let anyone near. Afraid they'll see the real me. Votes: 0
Ellen HopkinsThe absent danger greater still appears less fears he who is near the thing he fears. Votes: 0
Samuel DanielYou can see darn near anything just by walking along the beachfront from Venice to Malibu. Votes: 0
Del HowisonWe are very near the final climactic events that end with the Second Coming of Christ. Votes: 0
Hal LindseyFar travel, very far travel, or travail, comes near to the worth of staying at home. Votes: 0
Henry David ThoreauKeep as near as ever you can to the first sources of supplyâfruits and vegetables. Votes: 0
Benjamin Ward RichardsonLong live the pioneersRebels and mutineersGo forth and have no fearCome close the end is near Votes: 0
X AmbassadorsA painting works only on the edge of not working. Then what is ungraspable comes near. Votes: 0
Kazuaki TanahashiFor those who have an intense urge for Spirit and wisdom, it sits near them, waiting. Votes: 0
PatanjaliHuman beings do not readily admit desperation. When they do, the kingdom of heaven draws near Votes: 0
Philip YanceyBrighton gives me the heebie-jeebies. When I'm near the seafront I can't sleep, I can't eat. Votes: 0
Paul McGannThe past feels distant, even when it's near. The future feels assured, even when it isn't. Votes: 0
John GreenTread Lightly, she is near Under the snow, Speak gently, she can hear The daisies grow. Votes: 0
Oscar WildeThe least flower, with brimming cup, may stand and share its dew drop with another near. Votes: 0
Elizabeth Barrett BrowningMotherhood is near to divinity. It is the highest, holiest service to be assumed by mankind. Votes: 0
Howard W. HunterI don't think China has professional museums - not in the past, present, or near future. Votes: 0
Ai WeiweiAs distant prospects please us, but when near We find but desert rocks and fleeting air Votes: 0
Samuel GarthSet your ideal as near to perfection as your imagination is capable of forming the conception. Votes: 0
Wallace D. WattlesWe are very near the end, but have not and will not lose our good cheer. Votes: 0
Robert Falcon ScottWhat's the news? None, my lord, but that the world's grown honest, Then is doomsday near. Votes: 0
William ShakespeareTrailer home borrowers, mostly near the bottom of the economic ladder, often default on their loans. Votes: 0
Alex BerensonTo go far you must begin near, and the nearest step is the most important one. Votes: 0
Jiddu KrishnamurtiLong as I live Long as I breathe With every heartbeat I'll need you near me Votes: 0
John Michael MontgomeryI was born on Mather Air Force Base near Sacramento, but we moved around a lot. Votes: 0
Carrie VaughnRead the heart and not the letter for the pen cannot draw near the good intent. Votes: 0
MichelangeloWhen I tried to draw near, you dissolved into air before my lips could touch you.... Votes: 0
George SandMy greatest trials come through those professing to be near and attached friends, who expect things. Votes: 0
Grover ClevelandSince the invention of steamships distant countries have become like those that are near at hand. Votes: 0
Townsend HarrisI've seen many men avoid the region of good advice before they were really near it. Votes: 0
PlautusThe satisfied, the happy, do not live; they fall asleep in habit, near neighbor to annihilation. Votes: 0
Miguel de UnamunoOne sin, I know, another doth provoke. Murder's as near to lust as flame to smoke. Votes: 0
William ShakespeareIt is common to overlook what is near by keeping the eye fixed on something remote. Votes: 0
Samuel JohnsonI used to work in a fire hydrant factory. You couldn't park anywhere near the place. Votes: 0
Steven WrightGlories, like glow-worms, afar off shine bright, But looked to near, have neither heat nor light. Votes: 0
John WebsterFew things are as painful as the unfulfilled desire to be near to another you love. Votes: 0
Sandra Lee DennisTo me, searching for perfection isn't anywhere near as interesting as trying to find your own voice. Votes: 0
Charlie TrotterGod is always near His people, but their sinful behavior may cause His presence to be grievous. Votes: 0
Max AndersSo in the near future, two or three years, people in Kyrgyzstan will experience a better life. Votes: 0
Kurmanbek BakiyevHe, who practices right, but in the hope of acquiring great renown, is very near to vice. Votes: 0
Napoleon BonaparteI've built two wooden houses near Vals. I built them for my wife. Those were private projects. Votes: 0
Peter ZumthorFrom my apartment in Arlington, I could see Washington. It was always nice to be near home. Votes: 0
Edward P. JonesThe real scholar learns how to evolve the unknown from the known, and draws near the master. Votes: 0
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAnd homeless near a thousand homes I stood, And near a thousand tables pined and wanted food. Votes: 0
William WordsworthThe sunshine fails, the shadows grow more dreary, And I am near to fall, infirm and weary. Votes: 0
Henry Wadsworth LongfellowSome friends are like sunny days, with false flames, oozing from afar, coming near without a dime. Votes: 0
Michael Bassey JohnsonAt the point so near to zero, just almost before the death, life's value jumps to infinity! Votes: 0
Mehmet Murat ildanYeah, I am a guy working on physics outside of academia. But I'm nowhere near Einstein's caliber. Votes: 0
Antony Garrett LisiLet's all embrace someone near us. Pick someone special to you. Tell this someone how you feel. Votes: 0
Chuck PalahniukVerily He answereth him who prayeth unto Him, and is near unto him who calleth on Him. Votes: 0
Baha'u'llahEver absent, ever near; Still I see thee, still I hear; Yet I cannot reach thee, dear! Votes: 0
Ferenc KazinczyI told the Inland Revenue I didn't owe them a penny because I lived near the seaside Votes: 0
Ken DoddAll we need, really, is a change from a near frigid to a tropical attitude of mind. Votes: 0
Marjory Stoneman DouglasIf Japan had been near to either England or France, war would have broken out long ago. Votes: 0
Townsend HarrisIf a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand. Votes: 0
ConfuciusI'd like to be somewhere near Lawrence Taylor so I can keep an eye on that sucker, Votes: 0
Bill ParcellsI have started to record some demos so hopefully in the near future I can play live. Votes: 0
Luke TreadawayMy death has not yet quite arrived, but it is near and inevitable as night follows day. Votes: 0
George WashingtonThe dearest days in one's life are those that seem very far and very near at once. Votes: 0
Abraham CahanIf a car came through a window anywhere near me, I'd be freaking out for three days! Votes: 0
Danny BonaduceThere's one sure way to stop us from scoring ... give us the ball near the goal line. Votes: 0
Matty BellI tell you I'm dangerous and you want to put knives near me?" - Vaughn to Faith Votes: 0
Nalini SinghI told the Inland Revenue I didn't owe them a penny because I lived near the seaside. Votes: 0
Ken DoddI have looked into your eyes with my eyes. I have put my heart near your heart. Votes: 0
Pope John XXIIITime indeed has very little to do with living except at its beginning or near its end. Votes: 0
Phyllis BottomeWe have the power to make reality. Why make it inside boundaries, when the boundless is so near? Votes: 0
Deepak ChopraI'm gonna still play some dates, but I'm not gonna do anything near like I did it before. Votes: 0
Buck OwensOh! how near are genius and madness! Men imprison them and chain them, or raise statues to them. Votes: 0
Denis DiderotWhen I go to a restaurant I always ask the manager, "Give me a table near a waiter." Votes: 0
Henny YoungmanA rusty nail placed near a faithful compass, will sway it from the truth, and wreck the argosy. Votes: 0
Walter ScottMy wife's nagging is like living near the airport. After a while you don't notice it any more. Votes: 0
Tom ArnoldI am waiting for you, for an interval, somewhere very near, just around the corner. All is well. Votes: 0
Henry Scott HollandAccuracy of statement is one of the first elements of truth; inaccuracy is a near kin to falsehood. Votes: 0
Tryon EdwardsTelevision is where you watch people in your living room that you would not want near your house. Votes: 0
Groucho MarxA joker is near akin to a buffoon; and neither of them is the least related to wit. Votes: 0
Lord ChesterfieldLive near to God, and so all things will appear to you little In comparison to eternal realities. Votes: 0
Robert Murray M'CheyneThis passion, and the death of a dear friend, would go near to make a man look sad. Votes: 0
William ShakespeareYou know, Tupac is very near and dear to my heart. He started my career as an actor. Votes: 0
Michael K. WilliamsNothing has happened to me out of the closet that was anywhere near as dangerous as being closeted. Votes: 0
Karen Thompson WalkerThe Church is called to draw near to every person, beginning with the poorest and those who suffer. Votes: 0
Pope FrancisWe are very near to greatness: one step and we are safe; can we not take the leap? Votes: 0
Ralph Waldo EmersonAlso, I walk and hike in several different nearby parks near our home several early mornings a week. Votes: 0
Malcolm BoydThe near impossible. If no one believed in the impossible there would be nothing left to dream about Votes: 0
Dave AbramsAlso, I walk and hike in several different nearby parks near our home several early mornings a week. Votes: 0
Reverend Malcolm BoydThe most important body part is the mind. With the will and know-how, you can perform near miracles. Votes: 0
Stuart McRobertTen years ago, the level was nowhere near what it is today. (on soccer in the United States) Votes: 0
Landon DonovanYou really know a person when you sleep so near to them, or when you eat with them. Votes: 0
Natalie PortmanIt does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him. Votes: 0
J. R. R. TolkienThe eunuch had looked death in the face, so near he might have kissed her on the lips. Votes: 0
George R. R. MartinHow can you stand to have me near you?" "The only thing I can't handle is your leaving. Votes: 0
J.R. WardPoetry is the utterance of deep and heart-felt truth - the true poet is very near the oracle. Votes: 0
Edwin Hubbel ChapinThe time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves. Votes: 0
George WashingtonCosmetics is a boon to every woman, but a girl's best beauty aid is still a near-sighted man. Votes: 0
Yoko OnoI think that first nights should come near the end of a play's run-as indeed, they often do. Votes: 0
Peter UstinovFame is a devil; obscurity is an Angel! Stay away from me, Devil; Come near to me, Angel! Votes: 0
Mehmet Murat ildanNothing lasts forever, and no one can predict what will happen to me in the near or distant future. Votes: 0
Indira GandhiWith the Berlin I was able to set up a fortress that he could come near but not breach. Votes: 0
Vladimir KramnikI could almost feel him near me, the way you can feel a fire's presence in a cold room. Votes: 0
Claudia GrayI hate clowns and I would never do anything getting near a clown, I can't go to the circus. Votes: 0
Ty SimpkinsIf a theme or idea is too near the surface, the novel becomes simply a tract illustrating an idea. Votes: 0
Elizabeth BowenSearching for a mind long lost I found it shaping colors and history near the cliffs of your heart. Votes: 0
AberjhaniLive near to God, and so all things will appear to you little In comparison to eternal realities.-- Votes: 0
Robert Murray McCheyneI always feel I'm getting near to something that's got more to it than I can get hold of. Votes: 0
Jack ShadboltI know how you clutched my back behind your house and sweated like a stallion whenever I came near! Votes: 0
Abigail WilliamsDoes God care if I'm sad? Look at the tear-streaked face of Jesus as he stands near Lazarus's tomb. Votes: 0
Max LucadoDon't want to be near you for the thoughts we share but the words we never have to speak. Votes: 0
Nikki GiovanniI really did graduate at 14, and I go to college in the Los Angeles area near where I live. Votes: 0
Danielle PanabakerGod I hear you giving me an earfull but I'm gonna cruise in 5th gear until I'm near you. Votes: 0
Joe BuddenWhatever your goal in life, unless you develop a great urgency, what could be near will be far away. Votes: 0
Jaggi VasudevI believe that the end of things man-made cannot be very far away - must be near at hand. Votes: 0
John Harvey KelloggWhen the rate of change outside is more than what is inside, be sure that the end is near. Votes: 0
Azim PremjiOur goal is to work against things we have not seen that we will see in the near future. Votes: 0
Nick SabanWhen we discuss those we love with those who do not love them, the end of love is near. Votes: 0
Mignon McLaughlinA man who can be provoked by a tweet should not have his fingers anywhere near the nuclear codes. Votes: 0
Hillary ClintonWhen I'm in America, I like to be near the sea, listen to music, watch films, read and write. Votes: 0
Michael SheenI should sell my tongue and buy a thousand ears when that One steps near and begins to speak. Votes: 0
RumiThere is only one thing that could make me near homicidal. Yeah - this is called My Proper Tea. Votes: 0
Doc BrownMy very worst day on 'Green Lantern' was nowhere near as difficult as my finest day on 'Buried.' Votes: 0
Ryan ReynoldsTeachers who help to open young minds perform a duty which is as near sacred as I will admit. Votes: 0
Richard DawkinsPrayer is a rising up and a drawing near to God in mind and in heart, and in spirit. Votes: 0
Alexander WhyteBut it seems that the wind is setting East, and the withering of all Woods may be drawing near. Votes: 0
J. R. R. TolkienShe had rarely been near Henry since then, and the sight of him now was like a concentrated dose. Votes: 0
Anna GodbersenDo not smoke without asking permission or sit so near (as in a train) that the smoke might annoy. Votes: 0
Amy VanderbiltSuicide is a terrible idea, but if you're going to end it, do so at a Pinkberry near you. Votes: 0
Dov DavidoffPersonally, when I go to Tulum, I prefer to be near the action but not in the midst of it. Votes: 0
Amanda HearstIf you must speak ill of another, do not speak it, write it in the sand near the water's edge. Votes: 0
Napoleon HillTough and funny and a little bit kind: that is as near to perfection as a human being can be. Votes: 0
Mignon McLaughlinLet us learn from Christ how to pray, to forgive, to sow peace, and to be near those in need. Votes: 0
Pope FrancisIf the rate of change on the outside exceeds the rate of change on the inside, the end is near. Votes: 0
Jack WelchWe are all a great deal luckier that we realize, we usually get what we want - or near enough. Votes: 0
Roald DahlDo not be afraid of defeat. You are never so near to victory as when defeated in a good cause. Votes: 0
Henry Ward BeecherWhen honor comes to you, be ready to take it; But reach not to seize it before it is near. Votes: 0
John Boyle O'ReillyWhen you think about it, Alaska is also near the North Pole, so she must also be friends with Santa. Votes: 0
Jon StewartI don't think we're going to see the price of oil going down in the near future, that's the reality. Votes: 0
Carly FiorinaI've yet to read a memoir by anyone I've known at all well that came anywhere near to the truth. Votes: 0
Gore VidalI've spent a life time waiting for the right time, now that you're near, the time is here at last. Votes: 0
Elvis PresleyThe next time you see one of those squirrels go near my putting green, take a gun and shoot it Votes: 0
Dwight D. EisenhowerGet to know other worlds, if only for comparison. I am near, too near for him to dream of me. Votes: 0
Wislawa SzymborskaFour times out of five the linesman gets a better view of the ball near him than the player himself. Votes: 0
Helen Wills MoodyThe price must be less than one half of the former high and preferably at or near its all time low. Votes: 0
Peter CundillHome may be near, Home may be far - But it is anywhere love And a few plain household treasures are. Votes: 0
Grace Noll CrowellWe hold that man is never so near grace as when he begins to feel he can do nothing at all. Votes: 0
Charles SpurgeonThe way to be with God in every season is to strive to be near Him every week and each day. Votes: 0
Thomas S. MonsonThe hues of the opal, the light of the diamond, are not to be seen if the eye is too near. Votes: 0
Ralph Waldo EmersonSo near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to trust himself on the narrow edge. Votes: 0
Marcus Tullius CiceroWe are as near to heaven as we are far from self, and far from the love of a sinful world. Votes: 0
Samuel RutherfordStand not too near the rich man lest he destroy thee - and not too far away lest he forget thee. Votes: 0
Aneurin BevanTo get even near humility, even for a moment, is like a drink of cold water to a man in a desert. Votes: 0
C. S. LewisWho am I kidding? I have no reason for being here other that the fact that I want to be near her. Votes: 0
Simone ElkelesI see a woman in the night with a baby in her hand, under an old street light near a garbage can. Votes: 0
Neil YoungBooks ain't no good. A guy needs somebody - to be near him. A guy goes nuts if he ain't got nobody. Votes: 0
John SteinbeckStay open and quiet, that is all. What you seek is so near you that there is no place for a way. Votes: 0
Sri Nisargadatta MaharajIt is not enough to love those who are near and dear to us. We must also show them that we do so. Votes: 0
Eric Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury