#near

All things by immortal power. Near of far, to each other linked are, that thou canst not stir a flower without troubling of a star. ↗

— Francis Thompson

#canst #each #far #flower #immortal

Over the near term there is clearly the opportunity to work with Microsoft to do to a better job of creating a more secure Windows experience for users around the world. ↗

— John W. Thompson

#better #better job #clearly #creating #experience

The conception that, instead of this, contemporary society is at or near a turning point is very prominent in the views of a school of social scientists who, though they are still comparatively few, are getting more and more of a hearing. ↗

— Talcott Parsons

#conception #contemporary #contemporary society #few #getting

I have always been making art from an early age but for nearly forty years did computer programming to earn a living. I bought a house and put my wife and three children through college. Now that diversion is over so I can finally paint full time. ↗

— Mike Thompson

#always #art #been #bought #children

Illness has always brought me nearer to a state of grace. ↗

— Abbe Pierre

#brought #grace #illness #me #nearer

A man should live with his superiors as he does with his fire: not too near, lest he burn; nor too far off, lest he freeze. ↗

— Albert Pike

#does #far #fire #freeze #his

Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history. ↗

— Plato

#history #nearer #than #truth #vital

On the floor I am more at ease. I feel nearer, more part of the painting, since this way I can walk around it, work from the four sides and literally be in the painting. ↗

— Jackson Pollock

#around #ease #feel #floor #four

The tax code is now nine times longer than the Bible, and not nearly as interesting. ↗

— Rob Portman

#code #interesting #longer #nearly #nine

As the prospect of a Tory government gets nearer, many traditional Labour voters - some who switched away in recent times and many who stayed at home - seem more determined to prevent that happening. ↗

— Lucy Powell

#determined #gets #government #happening #home