"Men might as well project a voyage to the Moon as attempt to employ steam navigation against the stormy North Atlantic Ocean."

-- Dionysius Lardner

#Ocean Quotes #Moon Quotes #Men Quotes

“If the wolf had ever come to our back door, he'd have had to bring a picnic lunch.”
“For me, it's about the desire to win. My audience becomes a crowd of wild animals and I have to be the lion-tamer or be eaten.”
“Integrationists are delighted to live in a democratic country where the rule of law prevails, whereas chauvinists wish to import the customs of the Middle East and South Asia.”
“With real wages still falling for many, people are increasingly being forced to use their credit cards, their dwindling savings, or take out payday or doorstep loans if they need to buy anything beyond the most everyday of items.”

Source : "Cost of living crisis: We are £40 a week worse off under the Tories" by Stephen Hayward, www.mirror.co.uk. March 22, 2014.
“Painting, art in general, enchants me. It is my life. What else matters? When you put all your soul into a work, all that is noble in you, you cannot fail to find a kindred soul who understands you, and you do not need a host of such spirits. Is not that all an artist should wish for?”

Source : Camille Pissarro, Lucien Pissarro (1943). “Camille Pissarro: letters to his son Lucien”
“I believe the National Park Service has demonstrated strong partnerships geared towards respecting the private property of citizens in its administering of the current Trail of Tears National Historic Trail and will continue to do so upon the addition of the routes.”
“I had an attitude problem when I was a kid. I'm not gonna lie.”
“The fact is all golfers are equipment junkies and professional golfers are the worst of the lot. They'll do anything to find the perfect putter even though they'll insist no such instrument exists.”

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