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“In the [first] fifteen years [of field work] I can remember just ten times when I had really narrow escapes from death. Two were from drowning in typhoons, one was when our boat was charged by a wounded whale; once my wife and I were nearly eaten by wild dogs, once we were in great danger from fanatical lama priests; two were close calls when I fell over cliffs, once I was nearly caught by a huge python, and twice I might have been killed by bandits.”

“In pursuing certain virtues - colorful local effects, personae and personality, juxtaposition, close calls with nonsense, uncertainty, critiques of ordinary language - the current crop of American poets necessarily give up on others.”

Source: Close Calls with Nonsense: Reading New Poetry

“I'm not a fatalist. I'm not a religious person. I'm sure there are close calls that we're not even aware of hundreds of times a year. You cross the street, and if you'd crossed the street two minutes later, you'd have been hit by a car, but you'd never know it. I'm sure that kind of stuff happens all the time.”

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Author:Seth MacFarlane

“There is nothing so depressing as good advice, and I will be pleased if you do not inflict it upon me. Frankly, I am shocked at you. You must know this, surely? Some years ago I suffered such an offensively gratuitous piece of good advice that I was depressed for six months afterward. It was a very close call - I almost never recovered.”

Ifs Knows Years Pieces Advice Months Six Years Ago Depressing Shocked Six Months Good Advice Close Calls

Book:Shantaram: A Novel

Source: Shantaram: A Novel

“We've seen what happened in Libya, what a disaster that's been driven by Hillary Clinton, and the disaster in Syria and almost disaster in Egypt. What a close call that's been. We're not out of the woods yet with Egypt.”

Happened Clinton Woods Driven Disaster Syria Egypt Libya Close Calls

Author:Jeff Sessions

“She always has close calls when she solves a mystery!”

Mystery Solve Close Calls

Book:Nancy Drew 13: The Mystery of the Ivory Charm

Source: Nancy Drew 13: The Mystery of the Ivory Charm

“For a terrifying moment I thought he was going to hug me, but fortunately we both remembered we were English just in time. Still, it was a close call.”

Stills Moments Remembered Hug Hug Me Close Calls

Book:Moon Over Soho

Source: Moon Over Soho

“Whenever you have a tight situation and there's a close pitch, the umpire gets a squawk no matter how he calls it.”

Matter Situation Umpires Dull Minds Close Calls

Author:Red Barber

“There's a motto, if you fail and fail, you come back and try again. I've had a couple of failures here in America and close calls, especially in Major Championships, and it's great to finally, finally win.”

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Author:Colin Montgomerie

“The payroll tax increase was destructive financially, it took what was a close call and made it a bad call.”

Made Taxes Increase Made It Destructive Payroll Tax Increases Payroll Tax Close Calls

Author:Mike McGavick