"The 6th of August in the morning we saw an opening in the land and we ran into it, and anchored in 7 and a half fathom water, 2 miles from the shore, clean sand."

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Source : William Dampier (2012). “A Voyage to New Holland”, p.114, tredition

William Dampier

#Morning Quotes #August Quotes #Land Quotes

“I encourage people to read by encouraging them to read whatever they want.”
“You can only form the minds of reasoning animals upon Facts: nothing else will ever be of any service to them. Stick to Facts, sir!”
“We wish we could have been there for you. We didn't have many role models of our own--we latched on to the foolish love of Oscar Wilde and the well-versed longing of Walt Whitman because nobody else was there to show us an untortured path. We were going to be your role models. We were going to give you art and music and confidence and shelter and a much better world. Those who survived lived to do this. But we haven't been there for you. We've been here. Watching as you become the role models.”
“Bad boys do get the girls.”

Source : "Tom Felton on the End of Harry Potter". Interview with Jennifer Vineyard, www.vulture.com. July 12, 2011.
“There are three basic principles behind any well-designed product: truth, humanity, and simplicity.”
“The men and women who are truly filled with light are those who have gazed deeply into the darkness of their own imperfect existence.”
“People want to work with somebody who feels shame, who worries about the perceptions of others. Dishonesty is something we don't like in others.”
“Growing up playing jazz and improvising has had a big impact on me, and it translates into my music.”

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