Closest Quotes

A fretful temper will divide the closest knot that may be tied, by ceaseless sharp corrosion; a temper passionate and fierce may suddenly your joys disperse at one immense explosion. - William Cowper

[While the film does have its share of gags, it's the closest Knoxville has ever come to a full-on dramatic leading role.] I don't think it's a stretch... I always knew Johnny was a good actor. But also, when you're looking for the ultimate, charming, redneck-scoundrel rascal, I think Johnny's the go-to guy. - Quentin Tarantino

[Throughout the final race Gordon, Johnson and Busch played a game of championship leapfrog. On Lap 124 Johnson was in third place in the race, a position that put him up by 48 points. By Lap 178 Gordon was in third place and atop the standings by 36 points. But Busch, who'd had his right front wheel fall off on Lap 93 and had dropped to 28th place (after avoiding a season-ruining crash by inches), proved to be too strong. Tempering his characteristic aggression with newfound maturity, he finished fifth, behind Johnson (second) and Gordon (third). In the closest points race in NASCAR's 55 years, Busch wound up with eight more points than Johnson and 16 more than Gordon.] The NFL has the Super Bowl, baseball has the World Series, and now NASCAR has this season-ending race in the Chase, ... I've never driven so hard in my life. Man, what a couple of weeks! - Kurt Busch

[The two countries] will succeed together, because our futures are bound to each other... Geography made us neighbors, but our shared values and rich cultures have made us the closest of friends. - George Bush

[The script] certainly seems to be [in the can], but I don't think we're at that point where we have a firm start date. But this is certainly the closest where we've been in this whole development process. - Marvin Levy

[That's what President Bush said in his speech yesterday at the FBI Academy in Quantico. After the attacks on Britain, our closest ally in the war on terrorism, it is an astonishing thing to say.] It's a very insensitive statement with regard to the British... Tony Blair must absolutely have blanched when he heard that. - Carl Levin

[Europe is closest to North America in its density of ATMs.] ATM machines are all over the place. They're in Croatia. They're in Hungary, ... It's the way people operate all over Europe. - Carol Mickelsen

[Conservative allies will press the White House to pick another Roberts.] He's a perfect fulfillment of the president's promise, ... There's great happiness with him. If there were another Judge Roberts out there, or the closest thing, I think that would be perfect. - Wendy Long

[Alex Cox, director of] Sid and Nancy... the closest sensory approximation of an acid trip ever achieved by a mainstream movie. - Hunter S. Thompson