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Near Quotes

Closeness, in distance and in time.

This page collects quotes built around Closeness - the sun near the center of the universe, and hundreds of scholars gathered near one school.

I shouldn't be near Vegas and have money in my pocket.

Quotes by Adam Sandler

When it draws near to witching time of night.

Quotes by Robert Blair

I don't go near the money and the money doesn't go near me.

Quotes by Peter Lynch

Brighton gives me the heebie-jeebies. When I'm near the seafront I can't sleep, I can't eat.

Quotes by Paul McGann

Closeness Quotes

I don't like television when it gets near to photographed plays.

Quotes by Orson Welles

Near the sun is the center of the universe.

Quotes by Nicolaus Copernicus

My school is attended by near three hundred scholars.

Quotes by Joseph Lancaster

I've got a computer, but I won't go near it.

Quotes by Jo Stafford

We are as near to heaven by sea as by land.

Quotes by Humphrey Gilbert

Connection Quotes

I'm from Limburg, near the German border.

Quotes by Frans Timmermans

Slight not what's near through aiming at what's far.

Quotes by Euripides

When I'm not near the girl I love, I love the girl I'm near.

Quotes by E. Y. Harburg

I have great faith in lasers, but no one’s putting one near my eye.

Quotes by Donna Strickland

Business, numbers, negotiations, all that stuff I wouldn't go near.

Quotes by Donna Karan

Emotion Quotes

I used to live on a houseboat near Hammersmith Bridge.

Quotes by Bill Bailey

The stage is near and dear to me.

Quotes by Bela Lugosi

Frequently Asked Questions

What does "near" mean across these quotes?
Closeness in different forms - the sun near the center of the universe, and hundreds of scholars gathered near one school.
Is near always used positively?
Not always. One quote uses it cautiously, describing reluctance to go near a computer at all.
Does the page include any older or literary language?
Yes, one quote uses near in older phrasing, describing time drawing near to the witching hour of night.
Is this page about relationships or physical distance?
Mostly physical and temporal distance - astronomy, crowd size, objects, and time - rather than personal relationships specifically.
Why is a quote about scholars grouped here?
Because it uses "near" as a rough number, describing a school attended by near three hundred students, close to the topic's core sense of Closeness.

Others use near more warily, like keeping distance from a computer, or more ominously, as night draws near to its darkest hour. Together they show how flexible the word really is.