#closes

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. ↗

— Major Taylor

#among #beset #class #closest #closest friends

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. ↗

— Raoul Dufy

#back #before #closest #confused #feel

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. ↗

— Constantin Brancusi

#formulas #god #i #joy #look

So here is one of my theories on happiness: we cannot know if we have lived a truly happy life until the very end. This view of life and death was reinforced by my close witnessing of the buildup to the death of Philip Gould. Philip was without doubt my closest friend in politics. When he died, I felt like I had lost a limb. ↗

— Alastair Campbell

#close #closest #closest friend #death #died

Both of these branches of evolutionary science, are, in my opinion, in the closest causal connection; this arises from the reciprocal action of the laws of heredity and adaptation. ↗

— Ernst Haeckel

#adaptation #arises #both #branches #causal

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. ↗

— Linda Lingle

#best #call #career #closest #concept

If God closes a door AND a window, consider the fact that it might be time to build a whole new house. ↗

— Mandy Hale

#closed-doors #destiny #faith #faith-in-god #holding-out-for-the-best

It is very hard to separate one's self from a character. Sometimes the people closest to me have to be very understanding. ↗

— Halle Berry

#closest #hard #me #people #self

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

— Kato Kaelin

#either #enemy #his #i #media

I not only lived physically away from my native land, but the values and critical judgments of those closest to me became stranger and stranger. ↗

— Juan Goytisolo

#became #closest #critical #i #judgments