Closest Quotes

I believe the best service to the child is the service closest to the child, and children who are victims of neglect, abuse, or abandonment must not also be victims of bureaucracy. They deserve our devoted attention, not our divided attention.

When I feel a little confused, the only thing to do is to turn back to the study of nature before launching once again into the subjects closest to heart.

Beyond the Thunder is the closest I've recorded to an acoustic thing.

Throughout my political career, I've believed in the concept of home rule. Some call it local control. Whichever phrase you use, the concept is the same - the best decisions are those made closest to those who will be impacted by the decisions.

Sheer Playfulness and Deadly Seriousness are my closest friends.

Our friends have nothing to do with the business. Some of our closest friends in Florida are not stars.

On foreign policy, President Obama has kept our nation safe from terrorism and restored our standing in the world. When it comes to one of our closest allies - Israel - President Obama has been resolute.

Probably the closest things to perfection are the huge absolutely empty holes that astronomers have recently discovered in space. If there's nothing there, how can anything go wrong?

The only ones I trust really are my Mum and Dad and those who are closest to me.

I was never OJ's closest pal, and the media would say that over and over, but I wasn't his enemy either.

I have lost someone I loved as a brother, as a closest friend, and a remarkable human being. We have also lost one of the best damn actors we'll ever see.

Life is obstinate and clings closest where it is most hated.

In closing I wish to say that while I was sorely beset by a number of white riders in my racing days, I have also enjoyed the friendship of countless thousands of white men whom I class as among my closest friends.

I'm friends with a lot of actresses, but my 'SNL' friends are my closest. The experience of working there is something of a battleground, a great one, but complicated. I think there's a deep connection for having survived that workplace.

Well, I had a small degree, that little infection of skepticism about America which resides in the minds of even America's closest friends. That America can't be quite as good as it says it is. And why does it need so relentlessly to keep saying how good it is?

The closest fires were near enough for us to hear the crackling flames and the yells of firemen. Little fires grew into big ones even as we watched. Big ones died down under the firemen's valor only to break out again later.

Gliders, sail planes, they're wonderful flying machines. It's the closest you can come to being a bird.

Usually, those persons closest to the incoming President will be the main leaders of the Transition effort. They are most familiar with his policies and practices, and are able to interpret his wishes regarding the structure and staffing of the new Administration.

To be a part of a championship team, I'm excited... This is the closest I've ever been to a championship. I'm looking forward to the challenge of helping this team repeat.

Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God.

My dream has always been to suspend myself in space when I write, and lying horizontal in bed is the closest to doing that.

Minimalism seems closest to the sophisticated storytelling of movies. Movies have really educated contemporary audiences to be the most intelligent, sophisticated audiences in history. We don't any longer need to have the relationship between one scene and the next explained. We will figure it out ourselves.

Marriage may be the closest thing to Heaven or Hell any of us will know on this earth.

Don't look for obscure formulas or mystery in my work. It is pure joy that I offer you. Look at my sculptures until you see them. Those closest to God have seen them.

Alexander Hamilton started the U.S. Treasury with nothing, and that was the closest our country has ever been to being even.

All writers of the Chaldaean period associate monotheism in the closest way with unity of worship.

So my degree was in political science, which I think was - the closest I could come to marketing is politics.

It's definitely like being in some weird sorority. I'm friends with a lot of actresses, but my 'SNL' friends are my closest.

Final Destination was the closest thing I've done to a teen movie but it certainly had an edge to it.

The relationship between husband and wife should be one of closest friends.