They believe that nothing will happen because they have closed their doors.
That bitter word, which closed all earthly friendships and finished every feast of love farewell!
A closed mouth gathers no feet.
I closed the gulf of anarchy and brought order out of chaos. I rewarded merit regardless of birth or wealth, wherever I found it. I abolished feudalism and restored equality to all regardless of religion and before the law. I fought the decrepit monarchies of the Old Regime because the alternative was the destruction of all this. I purified the Revolution.
Me being a shy kid, very closed off, showing vulnerability in a character was sort of a safe space on stage. It's always been in my toolbox, there for me when I need it.
Through prayer, charity and humility before God, people receive a heart which is firm and merciful, attentive and generous, a heart which is not closed, indifferent or prey to the globalization of indifference.
But if you must be clever, then be clever. Be brave. Sleep with fists closed and shoot straight.
Bless you, daugher of man," Carter said, his eyes luminous and almost silver now. He leaned down and kissed my forehead. I closed my eyes and caught my breath. His lips were both burning hot and icy cold.
Like a dog, a playwright lives in an eternal present and a play is never closed.
Some things, however, are true no matter how hard you might try to block them out, and a lie is always a lie, no matter how prettily told. Some doors, once they're opened, can never be closed again, just as some trust, once it's been lost, can never be won back.
The state of mind must be belief, not mere hope or wish. Open-mindedness is essential for belief. Closed minds do not inspire faith, courage, and belief.
You show me a perfect person and I'll show you somebody who has lived a very closed life.
Imagination comes from yourself and can deceive you, but vision is a gift from outside yourself - like light striking on your closed eyelids and lifting them to see what's really there.
Loss is like a closed road that forces us to turn around and find another way to our destination. Who knows what we will discover and see along the way.
Sometimes I'm really communicating with the audience and I'm hyper-engaged. Other times my eyes are closed and I just let it be what it is.
Success comes from keeping the ears open and the mouth closed
Have you ever closed your eyes and listened to the sound of your own mother's voice?
Now it's like a fog has lifted. I sense Leetu just as clearly as I can see the moon. ' Your eyes are closed, and the moon as a haze around it.
Nothing attracts me like a closed door.
I once waited on Sean Connery. A long time ago. This was at the Caledonian Hotel in Edinburgh. They closed down the restaurant for him, and when he walked in with his morning paper, all the waitresses started squealing. He was a big guy, bigger than in the movies.