It hinders the creative work of the mind if the intellect examines too closely the ideas as they pour in.
I watch movies, and if I get the chance to watch television, I'm usually prone to watching something completely mindless and mundane that I don't have to follow so closely.
In business or in life, don't follow the wagon tracks too closely.
After closely examining my conscience, I venture to state that in my historical novels I intended the content to be just as modern and up-to-date as in the contemporary ones.
There is no doubt that the recognition by economists of the importance of the role of the firm in the functioning of the economy will prompt them to investigate its activities more closely.
What's my favorite food besides pancakes? I guess it would be flapjacks, followed closely by hotcakes. After that, crepes... but thick crepes. Y'know, like, pancake-thick.
I work closely with Hispanic leadership.
It seems to never occur to fools that merit and good fortune are closely united.
My fervent expectation is that sooner rather than later, the United States Senate will more closely reflect the rich diversity of this great country.
Being so closely related to the South, barbecue was part of segregation and helped defeat it.
Acknowledge that a more closely integrated Europe is no longer an unqualified American interest.
As much as we complain about it, though, there's part of us that is drawn to a hurried life. It makes us feel important. It keeps the adrenaline pumping. It means I don't have to look too closely at my heart or life. It keeps us from feeling our loneliness.
Sometimes one can be so closely involved with things that the larger context is lost to view.
The chains that bind us the most closely are the ones we have broken.
Larry Page, Brian McClendon, and the Google Maps teams have been following our progress closely and are excited about what we've accomplished.
One of the great things about Silicon Valley is, irrespective of how competitive you might be with another company or how closely you might be working with that company, there's a great sort of give and take, and camaraderie from - between - some of the executives in the valley and some of the other investors in the valley.
We know that social exclusion is closely tied to the new economic world order, globalized, with free and open markets, which isn't bringing prosperity or social justice to all.
Well, one of the things I discovered in the course of looking back and writing about what I saw in my memory is that I was a closely observant person long before I became a reporter.
A 'new thinker', when studied closely, is merely a man who does not know what other people have thought.
The place of chess in the society is closely related to the attitude of young people towards our game.
I expect VA's inspector general and the FBI to work closely together so that we can identify and eliminate the flaws that allowed this leak and prosecute any criminal acts.
On 'The Avengers,' I've been working closely with Mark Ruffalo.
I don't know that we do. I had thought ours worked well, but I had never examined it too closely. A lot of media people will be looking for a case that might make Texas Governor George Bush think twice about what he's doing.
But his kiss was so sweet, and so closely he pressed, that I languished and pined till I granted the rest.
This emergency spending measure is certainly only the beginning, since we here in Washington will continue to work closely with the president and emergency agencies to ensure they continue receiving the funding they need.
What takes place in the Security Council more closely resembles a mugging than either a political debate or an effort at problem-solving.
I am not an expert in this field but I do try to keep up to date with the Bundesliga. And I do follow World Cups and European Championships more closely.
I love watching foreign films on my projector at home along with my closely knit group of friends and family. I also love to dissect movies and discuss them with my friends who are movie buffs.
One of the greatest lessons of my own life was learning to turn the inner rampage of hatred and anger toward my own father for his reprehensible behavior and abandonment of his family into an inner reaction more closely aligned with God and God-realized love.
U.S. economic prosperity is closely tied to the availability of a reliable and affordable supply of energy.
I can't say I follow politics extremely closely, but I'm definitely aware of what's going on in the world.
I'll be my own man and work closely with a Tory Government if it is in London's interest.
There are elements to my faith which are echoed very closely in the scripts that come through. I read certain moments, and I'm able to say, 'Yes, I recognize that. I champion that. I ally myself to that idea.' Then there are times where I don't. My feeling is, at this stage in my life, that it will be an ongoing struggle.
If you look closely at 'Breaking Bad' and any given episode of 'The X Files,' you will realise the structure is exactly the same.
Teachers tell me that they'd like to work more closely with parents.
I just don't know the art of making friends with girls. And that's the reason why I've never had a single girl as a friend. Also, I'm so engrossed in cricket that I've never found an opportunity to interact with girls very closely. In a way, it's better, as my mind doesn't get diverted!