"My familiarity with the successful use of very long steel ropes for mining purposes naturally suggested their adaptation to the new purpose of deep sea work."

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Source : Alexander Agassiz (1888). “A Contribution to American Thalassography: Three Cruises of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Steameer "Blake", in the Gulf of Mexico, in the Caribbean Sea, and Along the Atlantic Coast of the United States, from 1877 to 1880”

Alexander Agassiz

#Ocean Quotes #Successful Quotes #Sea Quotes

“Once in awhile, I'mma cheat and get dome, But best believe that I'mma always come home. Shorty, I luv you.”
“A person might be an expert in any field of knowledge or a master of many material skills and accomplishments. But without inner cleanliness his brain is a desert waste.”
“Craziness is good. Crazy people are happy, free, they have no hindrance. But since you have many attachment, you are only a little crazy. This is not crazy enough. You must become completely crazy. Then you will understand.”
“If you do something very successful, you will then be defined by it.”
“A womanâ€™s place is in the struggle.”
“Each way means loneliness -- and communion.”
“You don't miss your water until your well runs dry.”
“I just didn't like going to school.”

Source : Interview with Fred Topel, www.cinemablend.com. August 14, 2006.

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