Closer Quotations | Page 5

Having inched closer and accomplished some of my major goals in the sport of golf, no pun intended, why not work as hard as I can to attain those goals if I'm already feeling like I'm playing well and getting more and more comfortable.

He runs down so many shots. The balls that he gets back you kind of want to go for a little bit more, a little closer to the lines, and then you end up missing.

Going up to their gym and playing up there, I honestly expected a closer game. But with the first quarter that we had and the guys started off shooting the ball well, it was pretty incredible.

Going down the backside, when I didn't see Roman Ruler close to me, I felt it was time to get a little closer to Bellamy Road. I knew if he tried to get away I would be right next to him.

He's been steady all year for us. He kept us close. It just seemed that every time we were making a run, they'd come up with a key bucket. We just couldn't get any closer than three of four.

Historically, the public has had their ear closer to gold and silver, but I do think that with the advent of index funds, the pitch is out there, and people are viewing the commodities like grains as an alternative investment.

His Texas accent doesn't come closer than Perth Amboy.

Hobbes might be a little closer to me in terms of personality, with Calvin being more energetic, brash, always looking for life on the edge. He lives entirely in the present, and whatever he can do to make that moment more exciting he'll just let fly . . . and I'm really not like that at all.

He's going to be fine. Every closer goes through a little bit of a glitch where things don't go their way. Those were Brad's two games. The first one didn't cost us, we won that series, and hopefully this one won't cost us, either.

He's going to be fine, ... Every closer goes through a little bit of a glitch where things don't go their way. Those were Brad's two games. The first one didn't cost us, we won that series, and hopefully this one won't cost us, either.

He's bringing a lot more of it back and the numbers are more in line of what we used to see before these games started, ... But we're not completely convinced he's bringing everything to us that he's supposed to, but he's a lot closer than what he was.

He's doing really well taking over the closer role right now.

There are no remedies available here in the United States for the kid. Today we're one step closer to enforcing the removal.

The Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument may be distant from our shores, but it will help us understand how healthy marine ecosystems work and how we can revive troubled seas closer to home.

Under his leadership, we will come closer to solving the problems I mentioned earlier, and under the leadership of George W. Bush, it is not even close,

We look at history, ... We look at counts. We look at where schools are in terms of staffing. We make phone calls to schools. I also bring in e-mails from principals regarding requests. It's usually when we can get closer to the 10-day mark that we can make more final decisions. That's not to say we won't make some decisions. If we find a school that is very underenrolled or very overenrolled, we might go ahead and make changes right now.

We lost our bona fide closer and our No. 1 guy.

We made the change to man-to-man because they kept hitting the (3-pointers) from outside and we had to do something. We weren't rotating the zone and on the skip pass we kept getting beat. We had to go to man so we could get closer to the shooters.

Huge efforts were exerted, and principal issues have been settled, but this crucial project needs closer examination, and therefore, more time,

(Hunt) has a good doubles lineup, and that's what pulled it out for them. It was, by far, our best performance of the season. Each time, we keep getting closer and closer to a win. Hopefully, next time we'll finally get it.

He wasn't showing any signs of illness. The team doctor was with him and suddenly noted that he was sleeping in a very strange position. When he took a closer look he realized that he was not breathing and immediately began resuscitation.

He was enthusiastic and wanted to see if he could pitch. But as you get closer reality sets in. He realized it was questionable that he comfortably compete and comfortably be Eric Gagne.

He was in control of that real well. He putted a lot better on the second day because he was a lot closer to the pins.

I agree with Pittman in terms of camaraderie. I said it earlier in the season, camaraderie is going to be responsible for a couple games a year. I can honestly say we hung in there and pulled out a couple of tough wins that had nothing to do with football. This team is a closer team.

I actually graze at several of the homes while I'm playing. There a lot of food going on. I drink and eat and use the restrooms in a lot of the houses. What better way to really get closer to the fans than to steal their soap from the restrooms as they allow you to enter their homes?

I actually thought it was closer than that. It was close enough.

I also think she could be closer in the run because of the blinkers.

He couldn't have been making $10,000 a year, probably closer to $5,000 or $6,000.

He conveys the poetry, the natural rhythms, of his characters' speech. Everything - emotion, movement, thought, intention - is inherent in that rhythm. Actors sometimes like to dissect, to analyze, to do all those things actors are taught to do. But those things don't put me closer to this work's heart. I have to surrender all that. It's like going to a lake or a swimming pool. You just have to dive in, to immerse yourself. Working in his plays requires a different kind of skill. It's as if you would become a talking drum.

Greenspan's remarks appear to be more balanced than in the past. He is moving into closer alignment with what has become accepted practice in most central banking circles. Missing, however, is what a central bank should do in order to avoid the pitfalls of excess dependence on overvalued assets.

This was a good, fighting win. I just concentrated on making no mistakes. The competition is closer than we thought but this is the perfect start for us. The start was good, the second stop perfect, allowing me to come out in front of Michael. Very nice.

This was a good confidence-builder for us. It gets us one step closer to the playoffs.

I was looking to be a closer again. That was the biggest thing.

Kevin has expressed an interest in returning to the West Coast to continue his education closer to home. We wish him nothing but the best of luck.

Key has had a shoulder operation and Shah has a knee injury which didn't look too serious at first but a closer look has shown it is a far more serious.

I would think it's something that will deserve consideration at some point. But first, they have to find a deal they're interested in, and nothing at this point appears to be on the front burner. I assume that teams will sit back and make decisions closer to the trade deadline.

I wouldn't be surprised, once the benchmark number comes in, that we're going to be much closer to 2 percent than the current growth of 1.3 percent.

I write about art out of gratitude to painters for the joy and spiritual uplift they have given me. Painters interpret for us the visual glories of God and, in this way, bring us closer to Him.

Keith's niece was doing makeup for the movie and invited me to the set. I fell in love with 'Our Very Own,' which comes out this fall, ... I told Keith I wanted to write a song for the movie. We got together in L.A. and in 20 minutes, it was done. I think 'Our Very Own' makes a great closer to 'Hearts in Mind.' The movie is set in the mid-1970s in Shelbyville, Tennessee during a massive depression that spread throughout rural America. It is a lovely study of that culture in that time. The words of the song say it all.

Keep your friends close, your enemies closer and your wallets even closer.

Just one day after arrival, we are already experiencing the hot, dynamic environment of Venus. We will see much more detail at an unprecedented level as we get over 100 times better resolution as we get closer to Venus, and we expect to see these spiral structures evolve very quickly.

Joe was two points away from beating the guy that won (Kyle John). It was closer than we expected. He wrestled a lot better this week then he did last week in the finals. Third as a freshman is quite an accomplishment. He's only the second kid from our school to make states as a freshman.

Judgement House is one of the most powerful, evangelical events ever offered in our area. It is an incredibly powerful tool that God has used to bring many churches in our area closer together.

I talked to Miro today and we continue to work on his contract situation. It's moving closer to a resolution.

I think it gives them a closer relationship with the pet. I think it helps them realize the day-to-day responsibilities of caring for a creature other than themselves. I think they can feel proud of themselves knowing that they're helping a dog, cat or bunny to enjoy a better existence as a family member.

I think it is a fine line. Again, you have to look at the assets we have that are in a lot of ways much closer to Virginia Beach and Norfolk than some of the western parts of Hampton Roads in consideration. It might provide the advantage of getting Toyota here in the expanded Hampton Roads region. It's one more good alternative.

It certainly doesn't get old. As you progress through a season, you grow closer and closer to the guys on the team. Each season is its own entity. Watching your team grow and get better, that never gets old.

It can enhance the excitement of the race. As it transfers to stock cars, and particularly applies to Daytona and Talladega, with the cars running closer together, a bump draft at the right time in the right place is not the worst thing in the world. But it has been turning bump drafting into slam drafting, because the hits just keep getting harder and harder and harder.

It also strengthens our No. 1 positions in the application business in North America. And it moves us closer to our goal of being No. 1 in applications globally.

I think it's going to be a much closer meet than in some past years.

I think it's fair that Lippi makes his decision closer to the World Cup and not now.

I think it's closer to what we expect the offense at Clemson to be. I think there was much more mixture, different types of plays.

I think it's closer to what we expect the offense at Clemson to be.

I think it's inevitable that Governor Fukui will indicate we're that bit closer to the end of quantitative easing but I still think the message will be one of relative caution.

It includes signage. It includes advertising, radio, TV, print - every element that we have they are involved in and they are even closer to the team. They have access to what no other sponsor has.

I think the market is anticipating today that the Fed is getting closer to the end of the tightening rather than early in the ball game, and that is one of the principal reasons why financial stocks have rallied not just yesterday ... but as much as 25 percent in just the last two months.

I think the market certainly positioned itself for that and as we got closer to that $10 mark, it just became irresistible and the stops went off and some fresh buyers came in.

I think the key to the win streak is people going through a lot of drama like we were and then just finally saying, 'Let's just push that all aside. Sometimes a little adversity brings people closer together and maybe that's the case here.

I thought Forest's bid was quite close to his true value. The closer I get to the window closing, the more I start to panic.

I think you're going to see companies maintain satellite offices there, certainly because New Orleans geographically is closer to a lot of the work in the Gulf of Mexico. But as a location for headquarters, it's a similar situation from what you've seen in Tulsa, Dallas and Denver. A lot of these companies have relocated here.

I think you're certainly going to see much closer racing. But, no, these are very good teams in the IRL. I just can't stress how competitive they all are and how close it's going to be.

I think the best we could hope for now is the market kind of fits in and starts to try to build a good base here, go up a little, pull back. And then hopefully as we get closer to the end of the second quarter, the earnings prospects, if they are better, should provide us a base to perhaps do a little better later in the year.

It is frustrating, because I've been feeling good at the plate and it's getting closer to the start of the season. We only have 12 games left. It's frustrating, but you can't do anything about it but just try to get back to full strength.

I was disappointed we didn't get it closer for the field goal if we weren't going to score a touchdown,

I thought we did a lot of good things. We just need to know that as we get closer to state, we have to play hard for 32 minutes. Tonight, 24 (minutes) wasn't good enough.

I thought we came together and played well as a team late in the season, and hopefully that will pay dividends next year. I thought we got closer to our potential, but we need to get over the hump.

I thought we played excellent and we had some chances but didn't quite capitalize. The game was closer than the score, but credit UCLA for making the play at the plate in the third inning and getting the one key swing of the bat to win it.

I thought there was maybe a half million to a million slides and negatives. As it turned out, there's probably is closer to a million and a half to two million slides and negatives.

I thought that match was closer than the score indicated. But when you get to the state meet, everyone is good.

I thought she should have been much closer so I wanted to give her the opportunity to race those fillies and see if she's up to them.

I think we're getting hot, ... I think we were getting closer and closer.

I think we're closer to seeing commercial air service.

I think we'll see a clear acceleration of refund payments as we get closer to the April deadline, when the checks really start to flow. People tend to procrastinate.

I think we have the ability to get something done with both of them to get them in. I think we're a little closer to getting something done with Boynton, but I don't know when it might happen with either one of them.

I think we have some good players, but we have to get closer to our potential.

I think we were just worn out from all the travel. It was an honor for us to be in it, no question about it. There were 100 mid-major programs in the game, and we were the first NEC school to be in it. I was hoping we would play someone a little closer to us.

I think we were close before the lockout, and now, even though we have a bunch of new guys, we?re still close, if not closer to being a championship team.

I think that being teammates with Tony is a very good yardstick to try to measure up to. I think it just makes you try harder to be a better team. I certainly want to be a better driver, and whether we were teammates with the U.S. Army team or not, obviously we would be competing against them on the track. But, being a little bit closer to them than just another competitor, it definitely makes you want to be better. It's a good opportunity to keep you motivated to make everything perfect all the time.

I think Brad, to me, is the best closer in the game. His stuff is way above average, and he's got a good idea what he's doing. He's still kind of new to the league, and guys really haven't gotten a feel for him. But I think even if you have a feel for him, you still don't have much of a chance.

I think all the teams are probably finding it reasonably difficult to understand the conditions here, ... I think the flat water and the little bit of a 'random factor' will make the racing even closer and the results more unpredictable.

I think all the issues we've dealt with throughout the season are behind us. We've kind of been able to move forward as a team. There was one week when it was kind of difficult. That was when both issues we've had kind of hit the media at the same time. But that was a five-to-seven day period of time. Since then we've moved on. We've actually become closer as a team.

It gives us reason to take a closer look at overall manufacturing and business sentiment at the end of the year.

It gives me the chance to have a closer look at things and take stock of what is needed.

It gets people out of their homes and closer to stores. You would think it would boost sales.

It gets closer every moment. Every minute it gets closer. We're friends for life.

It has been an interesting journey when you look at it like that. But this has been our goal since the beginning, and I think everything that's happened has just helped draw us closer together and made us more determined.

I think Utah State is a better team than Montana was. They're closer to what Pacific was.

I think talking with the kids in practice, this is probably more of a rivalry than Herkimer. We're closer to Frankfort than Herkimer and the kids have a lot of friends that go to school and live in Frankfort.

I think that match brought us closer together. I think it is going to do a lot for us.

I think that it makes them closer and makes them more positive toward each other. They seem to be always pushing each other to do better, always striving to make each other better, which amazes me.

It is likely that the investment-to-GDP ratio for 2004 will be revised down closer to 40 percent.

It is hard, even as a coach, to say who's going to win it. There's so many teams that are a lot closer than you think. The point totals, disregard them. It's what teams are playing well, what teams aren't.

It is no surprise to me that hardly anyone tells the truth about how they feel. The smart ones keep themselves to themselves for good reason. Why would you want to tell anyone anything that's dear to you? Even when you like them and want nothing more than to be closer than close to them? It's so painful to be next to someone you feel strongly about and know you can't say the things you want to.

I think we're going to see a very choppy market for the next few weeks, as we get closer to the election, unless oil prices move sharply one way or the other.

Like objects in the rear-view mirror, the impact of Social Security's looming crisis is closer than it appears.

Like most mountains when you get closer to the top it gets a little steeper and a little tougher.

I went through some tough times as the closer last year in Colorado, booed off the field some games, and that's at home, where I grew up, in front of family and friends. I came over here, with a chance to be in a playoff race, something I've never been a part of, and I'm thinking, what have I got to lose?

I was a bit more fired up. I got my equal personal best, and I'd love to get closer to the world record if I can.

I will certainly welcome any idea that may bring the United States closer to Canada, Europe, Japan, England and other countries as partners in this convention, ... We cannot do without the Americans because they represent 25 percent of emissions, and an even greater percentage of the solution.

I think they felt they had something to prove. You heard around town that Lake Gibson kept getting closer and they might beat us this time. I never felt they could beat us.