A duck's nest was found today near the trail on the dry open prairie with as far as could be seen no water or marsh near. The bird flew off but could not tell what species. The eggs nine originally.
George Mercer Dawson

A family with the wrong members in control; that, perhaps, is as near as one can come to describing England in a phrase.
George Orwell

A friend who is near and dear may in time become as useless as a relative.
George Ade

A man should live with his superiors as he does with his fire: not too near, lest he burn; nor too far off, lest he freeze.
Albert Pike

A mistress should be like a little country retreat near the town, not to dwell in constantly, but only for a night and away.
William Wycherley

A nuclear weapon of some dimension, whether it's actually a nuclear weapon, or a dirty bomb, or some kind of radiological device. Yes, I think it's probably a near thing.
Michael Scheuer

A rusty nail placed near a faithful compass, will sway it from the truth, and wreck the argosy.
Walter Scott

Accuracy of statement is one of the first elements of truth; inaccuracy is a near kin to falsehood.
Tryon Edwards

Across the board, people are looking at the problem, but simply not changing anywhere near fast enough.
Trevor Phillips

After a few months in my parents' basement, I took an apartment near the state university, where I discovered both crystal methamphetamine and conceptual art. Either one of these things are dangerous, but in combination they have the potential to destroy entire civilizations.
David Sedaris

Alchemy is the art of far and near, and I think poetry is alchemy in that way. It's delightful to distort size, to see something that's tiny as though it were vast.
Robert Morgan

All things by immortal power. Near of far, to each other linked are, that thou canst not stir a flower without troubling of a star.
Francis Thompson

All we need, really, is a change from a near frigid to a tropical attitude of mind.
Marjory Stoneman Douglas

Alone! Alone! No beacon, far or near! No chart, no compass, and no anchor stay!
Ada Cambridge

Also, I walk and hike in several different nearby parks near our home several early mornings a week.
Malcolm Boyd

Americans simply ask for, not just Democrats in the House but also the Senate has asked the President for a clear plan as it relates to dealing with the issue of Iraq and our troops and making sure that we can bring families together in the very near future.
Kendrick Meek

And suns grow meek, and the meek suns grow brief, and the year smiles as it draws near its death.
William C. Bryant

And we know there has been horrendous loss of life and suffering and we know that there is anger. Anyone who came anywhere near the general election in constituencies with a substantial Muslim population knows that.
Clare Short

And, of course, in the Philippines there were so many thousands of Americans that were captured by the Japanese and held and who were rescued by Filipino Americans, or Filipinos I should say, and by U.S. troops near the close of the war.
Dana Rohrabacher

Anyone who thinks my story is anywhere near over is sadly mistaken.
Donald Trump