#close

I just close my eyes and think of Placido Domingo. ↗

— Birgit Nilsson

#eyes #i #just #think

The atmosphere is much too near for dreams. It forces us to action. It is close to us. We are in it and of it. It rouses us both to study and to do. We must know its moods and also its motive forces. ↗

— Cleveland Abbe

#also #atmosphere #both #close #dreams

I got the stamina. I can close. ↗

— Michael Phelps

#got #i #i can #stamina

And what unity is to be had, at a time when orchestras are dying out, and when opera houses are about to close their doors; what's going to come next - when nothing new in music, for the orchestra, is truly lasting: pieces are performed once, and then they're thrown away. ↗

— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

#away #close #come #doors #dying

The price of being close to the President is delivering bad news. You fail him if you don't tell him the truth. Others won't do it. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

#bad news #being #close #delivering #fail

I could have closed down bits of British Home Stores to make more money but it's not my style. I want to make my money as a retailer, not by putting people out of work. ↗

— Philip Green

#british #closed #could #down #home

Love begins by taking care of the closest ones - the ones at home. ↗

— Mother Teresa

#care #closest #home #love #ones

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. ↗

— Bjorn Borg

#easy #financial #financial security #however #i

She reminded me of the sea; the way she came dancing towards you, wild and beautiful, and just when she was almost close enough to touch she'd rush away again. ↗

— Glenda Millard

#close-enough #dancing #rush-away #sea #touch

I would love to make a Brazilian film, but it would have to be something very close to my heart. It's such a personal thing, so I'd want to do my family proud. I'd want to do justice to Brazilian cinema. I think Brazilian cinema is brilliant. I would really love to do something, but I'm just waiting for the right thing. ↗

— Kaya Scodelario

#brilliant #cinema #close #family #film