Aren't we at the point where the closer we get to chaos the more concern that there should be about coming to the table and compromising with Democrats? This is not leadership. This is almost like dictatorship.

He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.

You can't get closer to the heart of national sovereignty than national security and intelligence services.

Everyone is a genius at least once a year. The real geniuses simply have their bright ideas closer together.

Sometimes surely truth is closer to imagination or to intelligence to love than to fact? To be accurate is not to be right.

Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.

As we get closer to the end of this Congress we should be addressing the urgent needs of the American people - the war in Iraq affordable health care a sensible energy policy quality education for our children retirement security and a sound and fair fiscal policy.

Today we stand as a united country and are much closer to the ideals set forth in our Constitution that all men are created equal that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights that among these are life liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Grief knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever can and common sufferings are far stronger links than common joys.

Since you cannot do good to all you are to pay special attention to those who by the accidents of time or place or circumstances are brought into closer connection with you.