When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said "Let us pray." We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land.
Desmond Tutu
When they come to Europe, they are confronted by still closed borders. Thus, the concept of open borders is a very selective concept, one that is not taken seriously at all in the experience of non-Europeans.
Ulrich Beck
When you're writing, it's as if you're within a kind of closed world.
Michael Ondaatje
Why do the people humiliate themselves by voting? I didn't vote because I have dignity. If I had closed my nose and voted for one of them, I would spit on my own face.
Oriana Fallaci
Yes, I was going to law school and it was closed in '69.
Ruben Blades
You can look at the West Bank. Cities are like prisons. They can be closed quickly by the Israeli forces, and everything stops in these cities. This is the result of Oslo.
Hassan Nasrallah
You grow and learn a lot about the industry and what happens behind closed doors over the years.
Roy Ayers
You may live in an imperfect world but the frontiers are not closed and the doors are not all shut.
Maxwell Maltz
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