Proximity Quotations

My mum's from Broome, so I'm a saltwater person - Aboriginal people are either freshwater, saltwater or desert mob. So I always feel much more comfortable in close proximity to the beach, even if I'm not necessarily in the water.

If both parents must work, I think it is more important that the mother has proximity to the child to therefore establish a childcare situation at the big corporations not once a day, but many times a day.

I think that Europeans in general have a more global view of the world because they are in such proximity to other countries that it enables them to travel and see other parts of the world.

I grew up on the South Island of New Zealand, in a city chosen and beloved by my parents for its proximity to the mountains - Christchurch is two hours distant from the worn saddle of Arthur's Pass, the mountain village that was and is my father's spiritual touchstone, his chapel and cathedral in the wild.

One of my reasons for living in California is its close proximity to Mexico. The Latin influence is in every corner of the community. My love of Spanish music hasn't wavered since the '50s. I could hear the blues voicing from the Flamanco families and I always dig for inspiration in Latin music.

The reason I'm in San Diego is not because I want distance from South Africa but because I want proximity to the people I love. But I don't envy growing up in America. As ugly as aspects of it were, my biggest blessing was to be born a South African.

Even though I was in close proximity to everything, it never really dawned on me to pursue a career in show business.

Certain product lines are more suited to be manufactured in proximity with the customer, while others are more suitable to be manufactured in India.

Europe and Africa share proximity and history, ideas and ideals, trade and technology. You are tied together by the ebb and flow of people. Migration presents policy challenges - but also represents an opportunity to enhance human development, promote decent work, and strengthen collaboration.

We've always developed it with the close proximity and the Ohio-Michigan thing. There's a lot of enthusiasm at games, and that will just add to it, I'm sure.

When we got feedback from other airports about how well their lots were working, there seemed to be a correlation between success and proximity to the terminal. Those airports which reported a lack of success had lots further from the terminal.

We're pleased to see that SDCA members have turned out in force thanks to nice weather and the proximity of the convention this year. Having our members participate in the policy-development process is key to setting the direction we want for NCBA.

With the proximity of the stadium seating to home plate and to the actual playing surface, it was necessary that the netting go up. We just felt it was a needed issue.

Creatures of similar plumages habitually congregate in places of closest proximity.

What we need to do between now and December is work on the follow-up, to see things through, ... It would be unfair not to make use of our proximity to decision-makers.

When it was put there in 1982, there were very specific reasons why. One was the proximity to the highway, which was used many times by people heading to Canada to flee the draft, and the area looks like Highway 1 in Vietnam.

The proximity to the Mediterranean... it's been a calming influence or just a generally good thing.

The proximity of the Bay Area's 7 million residents places our local parks under intense pressure from residential development on their boundaries. Such development disrupts the natural rhythm of the forest.

The proximity is still close, and it's still a draw from a tourism aspect. And being at the home of one of our league institutions, whatever team from our league and its fans come here will know the lay of the land.

The proximity is good, because it gives the consumer an easier way to shop.

One of the toughest parts of larger RFID deployments is working with readers in close proximity to one another.

My dad in particular I tend to use - I call him 'The Brain.' If he's accessible, I'd rather put it through his brain. My wife, Melissa, maintains that the closer he is in proximity to me, the less I think for myself. And I think she's actually correct. So anything worth mulling over, I will mull over with my father, and that includes ratings.

But we are thrilled to be where we are now. Our real estate people liked the proximity to the mall.

But this latest episode not only proves his proximity to the (Nehru-Gandhi) family but also puts a question mark on his impartiality.

because so many of our employees work in close proximity to the financial markets, we have been hard-hit by the downturn, both on the Nasdaq and the exchange.

If a person is out here and they want to get into the supplier business, this puts them in close proximity to a major automotive plant.

For us, we know the rivalry, the proximity and that we hadn't won this game in a long time, so we're pleased. The focus for us was to try to stay in the hunt for the conference title.

Given the proximity of our Long Beach branch to increasing truck traffic in and around the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Juan's background handling cargo and trucking liability claims makes a perfect fit,

If tickets are too high, people will drive to Houston. We suffer because of our proximity to Houston.

There is a general concern that any development in proximity to the airport could result in noise complaints and ultimately have a detrimental effect on airport operations.

There is much more to schools than buildings. There are academic activities, how it reaches the community and its proximity to other programs.

We take pride in our hands-on involvement in the day-to-day operations of each Sterling Glen residence, and the move to Long Island will provide our executive management team with an even closer proximity to the residences.

There aren't any universals. You need to look at your proximity to your relatives, your health?I tell clients it's unique to their own situation.

I think it's a natural rivalry because of the close proximity of the schools. I'm happy to see that Maryland and Navy are finally playing again.

I think the biggest factor for him was the proximity to his family. His father passed away when he was just a tot, when he was three or four years old, so he is very close with his mother and his family there.

I think that's what's driving the issue in Australia - the proximity to Southeast Asia where H5N1 is a reality that they're facing every day and the opportunity for migratory birds to bring that issue into their country,

It is a quite serious violation because of the proximity to the river and because of the slope. We can't just order a crane back there because it could possibly affect the integrity of the foundation.

I think there are certain winters when there is a lot of viral activity, and interrupting that cycle, and having kids not be in close proximity to one another has, in certain years, very definitely resulted in less illness.

Our proximity to (Route) 55 is not as great, but we feel the High Street corridor is going to be more heavily traveled than it is now.

Our strategy is to have students come from a seven- to 10-mile radius. The convenience of the commute is critical for us. It is all about proximity to rooftops.

Our New York office put us closer to the private equity community. The San Francisco office offers greater proximity to the venture capital and growth equity communities.

State and Homeland Security are still resolving if this will be a proximity or distance read.

That was when the contractors got their fingers burned. They thought the proximity to the UK market would still have a positive effect, but there just wasn't the out-and-about mentality of '96. They were holding out for an enormous amount of money and they pretty much bombed.

That's the nature of the beast in this city. There's so much construction happening here, and so many (manufacturing) firms are moving here because of our proximity to other Western states.

We're all really looking forward to the proximity to Central Park.

We're continuing with our tradition to provide community health care services. We want to continue to have a collaborative relationship with Maine Med in the delivery of health care, and certainly the proximity to Maine Med would allow for that coordination.

We do still think weather was a factor, so it could be a factor this time around. But the important thing about our bid is we've got the advantage of having all the venues in physical proximity of each other. . . . So I think that should overcome any concerns people have about the weather. . . . The ice storm really was an anomaly.

Virtuality - connection without proximity - is a major attraction in both fandom and the Net. Nobody knows you're a dog through the U.S. mail, either. Fans could be utterly different in their fanzine persona, which may be why both fandom and the Net were invented by individualistic Americans.

We have two things that are at odds. But I still think proximity is far more important.

Typically, the proximity of an intermodal facility is conducive to the development of light manufacturing and distribution facilities,

We have not seen this level of aircraft carrier activity for a couple years. That number of aircraft carriers in the Pacific under way, in close proximity to each other, (hasn't happened) in 10 years.

We aim to implement the initial construction phase of waste-to-energy this year. The first step will be to identify the most likely participants to get the project running. Some participation eligibility factors will include the size of the farm herd and the proximity to distribution infrastructure.

We are in a weak El Nio that started a few months back and is gradually building. Typically what ends up happening is we get more 'cyclogenesis' --the formation of storms -- taking place in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico off of the Texas coast. Once these things form they tend to track towards the Northwest. It puts (Lufkin) in proximity for some rainfall.

We became aware of the exhibit three or four years ago. We were interested because we like to have a photographic show once a year and we feel that women artists have historically been underrepresented. Plus, there's our proximity to Mexico, which is similar to Texas'. Those elements made the show appeal to us.

A soul can create only when alone...

It is important for everyone to keep in close contact and preferably be in physical proximity with their loved ones.

We built a lot of trails in a very short time. It was the perfect petrie dish to examine whether people are healthier because of their proximity to a walking trail. Has this huge development in Collingwood created an improved environment for community living?

Without the proximity of the schools, it's hard for rivalries. When we play a key game at Cherry Creek, we don't travel well, and when they play up here, they don't travel well. If we were playing someone like Monarch, my guess is it would be packed.

With our proximity to Kings Bay, the Camden (hospital) is the first medical service so we are frequently involved in drills on the base.

With the competitive and efficient energy source, the access to skilled labor, and efficient proximity to alumina supplies and customers, the Trinidad smelter will be ideally placed to compete for its share of the world market in primary aluminum. It also creates a solid foundation for the development of an integrated aluminum industry to further diversify and strengthen the economy of Trinidad and Tobago. In terms of technology, design, and environmental performance, this will be a world-class facility.

We would have them study the market and give us a report indicating what retail gaps we might fill and with whom we might fill them. What retail businesses are currently here and in proximity to Cathedral City that people make the drive to.

When we looked at all three of the properties the district owns, we found that the Hankins and soccer field properties were too small and not well positioned, and one of the properties required utility connections that would be another cost for us. But the main reason we chose the Washington Street site was because of its proximity to CSI (College of Southern Idaho).

Two subsequent incidents of import established CNN: the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger in 1986, which CNN was the only network to cover as it happened, and the 1991 Gulf War, which CNN chronicled round the clock from a proximity as irresistible as it was alarming, bomb blasts and gunfire lighting up TV screens from coast to coast.

We've been looking for quite a while. The proximity to Holiday Valley, in this case being right across the street, made it a very attractive project.

The Quincy area is attractive to Microsoft for a number of reasons: space available, the land, the access to power, and the close proximity to our headquarters here, which is always good for us.

When I started to write 'Crazy Thing Called Love,' I wanted a conflict that would not only bring Billy and Maddy together in terms of proximity and give them a common goal but that would also drive a wedge between them. And nothing fit the bill quite like the arrival of some children.

There have been a lot of great games throughout the years. This is the last time we will play them. It's kind of the end of an era. The fans always get excited for this with the close proximity of the two towns.

Both agencies are addressing priority needs of the area by treating public lands that are in close proximity to residential and commercial areas.

Blair chose to take his stand ... from the highest moral ground, ... It is the definitive riposte to 'Blair the Poodle', seduced though he and his team always appeared to be by the proximity and glamour of American power.

At this point we don't have evidence that would link them, but we are looking into that simply because most of them occurred within a close proximity and within a short time period.

The statistics, we believe, will show that the salaried workers were targeted because of their age and their proximity to the 30-year service pension.

Quincy clearly feels, because of its proximity between the potato-growing areas and the apple-growing areas, it is a great area to consolidate a lot of freight here from both the tree fruit, the potato and the vegetable industries.

Proximity talks can be enormously useful. There are people who don't want to talk face to face and who, when they talk face to face, they don't have anything productive to say to each other.

Open water under the unstable ridge, newly formed ice on exposed water, ice softened and weakened in the presence of exposed water, and fractures associated with ridge formation may create dangerous conditions for travelers at or in very close proximity of the ridge formation.

This is an increasingly important part of what our clients require, and it is more advantageous for us to partner rather than add these resources to our own business. The geographic proximity of INCAPS to both our West Lafayette and Evansville laboratories is convenient.

This aircraft self protection security system warns of potential close proximity threats to aircraft parked on the ground.

They are the only firefighting unit within about 100 miles with the ability to put down foam in the event of a hydrocarbon (fuel) fire. Considering our proximity to U.S. 30 and I-71, that's a valuable asset.

They're always going to name people in social proximity to them.

There's an unspoken rule in affluent circles that suggests you can always define an individual's status by measuring his or her proximity to the most influential person in the room. And as the maxim goes, closer is always better.

ABI Research regularly gives face-to-face television interviews with CNN, CNBC and the BBC on a variety technology subjects. Chancery Lane's close proximity to London's media enterprises helps us to respond to these requests more effectively. Furthermore we can reach out to clients and industry participants in a very timely manner.

It's just being in proximity to someone who, all your life, you have heard about and seen hs pictures and movies and heard his records and, all of a sudden, I'm with (him). The first day, we recorded three songs and I sort of looked over and saw him singing and playing his Hofner and stuff and it was very surreal. It took a while to kind of get used to it. You can't stay there, you get nothing done. You get stuff done but it's too stressful. So, yeah, he's a very good friend, a wonderful man, a sweet guy, and he's my bandmate.

It's a good public policy to have sidewalks because of the proximity to the park.

It's a great project because of its proximity to school. I hear gunfire at night this project will help the community grow, the school grow.

It's a great story. To all of a sudden go from having nothing to having thousands of employees in proximity to the area's retail, commercial and residential markets will make a remarkable impact on New Tampa.

It's helpful to have UCD and Sac State in close proximity to our stores. We get great associates from those two schools.

That's probably some of the best real estate in San Diego. Office is like residential; it's all about location. And that's a spectacular location. When you think about the companies that deal with the Navy, it makes sense to me that those companies would want to be in close proximity to the Navy.

That is wonderful news given the proximity to some of the homes out there.

This is a very personal interactive sport. Autographs, balls into the stands that fans can keep, the proximity of fans to the action. And we've barely begun to scratch the surface of what we can be.

The new office is much more comfortable and attractive. And the proximity to the post office is a plus.

Any time you have a firearm being discharged in close proximity to a school, it's cause for great concern.

The Mid-Atlantic is close to the demand. It's an optimal location close to existing infrastructure and proximity to the demand.

I'm not attacking the idea that people live in conglomerations of houses in proximity to one another, sharing the same water mains and the same newspaper delivery boy and so forth. I'm not objecting to that. That could happen with or without homeownership.

If Washington was not the capital of the United States, there would have been no chance that a baseball franchise would be put within such close proximity to an existing franchise. But on that basis, I agree with the location because we in baseball say baseball is our national pastime, and I think there's a great deal of legitimacy to that.

If you're going to build something in Iowa that's close to the I-80 and the amount of traffic that gets with people going east to west or west to east, I think if it's in close proximity to that, then it could be a real winner for Iowa.

In our area, they just don't have money or staff to run more than one shelter. They figured with its proximity to the interstate that the Monroe Conference Center was the logical place,

In our modern, connected world, there are fewer reasons for close proximity for those involved in the financial markets.

In war, it feels like everything you're doing is more important because you're in the proximity of violence and death, and that proximity changes your relationship to America because it changes the way you see the world.

I just think it's a good idea. You could have three teams in a very small proximity from one another and which creates more interest and revenue. For baseball operations, they'd have somebody else close to play.

His life and accomplishments continue to inspire Rensselaer students, Rensselaer faculty, Rensselaer staff and the entire Rensselaer family. And we are very honored to have the recognition for him in proximity to the campus where he began is illustrious career.

I've never been bothered by proximity to special effects and I've never felt disadvantaged by them. They're all part of a movie, and when the movie's under control I don't feel upstaged by them.