"A ship is always referred to as 'she' because it costs so much to keep one in paint and powder."

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Source : 1959 In the NewYork Times, 24May.

Chester W. Nimitz

#Peace Quotes #War Quotes #Sea Quotes

“He built a small house, called a cocoon, around himself. He stayed inside for more than two weeks. Then he nibbled a hole in the cocoon, pushed his way out and... he was a beautiful butterfly!”

Source : Eric Carle (2016). “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”, p.24, Penguin
“I don't want to abandon one work for the other, and I don't think I need to sacrifice anything to put my all into either one of them.”
“Wise people are in want of nothing, and yet need many things. On the other hand, nothing is needed by fools, for they do not understand how to use anything, but are in want of everything.”

Source : "Moral Epistles". Book by Seneca,
“As a lobbyist, I was completely against term limits, and I know a lot of people are against term limits, and I was one of the leaders, because why? As a lobbyist, once you buy a congressional office, you don't have to re-buy that office in six years, right?”

Source : "Former lobbyist Jack Abramoff". "The Tavis Smiley show", www.pbs.org. April 4, 2012.
“When I first see the dailies, I look only at myself, but then you start to see the scene.”
“Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now.”

Source : "The Importance of Planning Ahead" by Karen Trepte, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 7, 2017.
“I don't want to become unhealthily attached to what I do. I'm grateful for what I do, but I also want to be able to be OK when I'm not doing it.”
“We are not forgiven because we are good. We are forgiven because Christ bore our sins.”

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