#near

I don't keep a diary and I throw away nearly all the paper I might have kept. I don't keep an archive. There's something worrying about my make-up that I try to leave no trace of myself apart from my plays. ↗

— Tom Stoppard

#apart #away #diary #i #keep

I remember nearly having a fit of the giggles during the reading because dear Daniel was SO respectful and serious and I was finding the whole situation funny because I was speaking to his profile. ↗

— Madeleine Stowe

#daniel #dear #during #finding #fit

I've seen teams spend £150 million and get nowhere near the Champions League. It has taken Manchester City a billion to get there. There are no guarantees. ↗

— Gordon Strachan

#champions #city #get #guarantees #i

So far we have not convinced the Chinese authorities. My own brother was refused a visa on what was probably my last chance of seeing him when he was going around the world on a tour. Scott Nearing was similarly refused. ↗

— Anna Louise Strong

#authorities #brother #chance #chinese #convinced

These matters having been arranged, I had a temporary awning erected near the river, and was for three or four days busily employed writing an account of our journey for the Governor's information. ↗

— Charles Sturt

#arranged #been #busily #days #employed

The Jews who have arrived would nearly all like to remain here. ↗

— Peter Stuyvesant

#here #jews #like #nearly #remain

I like being near the top of a mountain. One can't get lost here. ↗

— Wislawa Szymborska

#get #here #i #like #lost

Get to know other worlds, if only for comparison. I am near, too near for him to dream of me. ↗

— Wislawa Szymborska

#comparison #dream #get #him #i

We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility. ↗