"A long sea implies an uniform and steady motion of long and extensive waves; on the contrary, a short sea is when they run irregularly, broken, and interrupted; so as frequently to burst over a vessel's side or quarter."

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Source : William Falconer (1784). “An Universal Dictionary of the Marine: Or, A Copious Explanation of the Technical Terms and Phrases Employed in the Construction, Equipment, Furniture, Machinery, Movements, and Military Operations of a Ship”, p.201

William Falconer

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“It takes a courageous fool to say things that have not been said and to do things that have not been done.”
“I'm the biggest slob in the world. My apartment is a mess.”

Source : "Style & Substance: Monica Keena". Interview with Farrah Weinstein, nypost.com. September 17, 2000.
“There's a difference between an outburst of spontaneous anger, which doesn't have a political objective, and a more measured response that we saw in the Occupy Wall Street movement.”
“When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move.”
“The role of a liberal arts college within a university is to be a genuine part of that university, giving and responding to the other parts.”

Source : Edward H. Levi (2008). “Point of View: Talks on Education”, p.89, University of Chicago Press
“A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.”
“I don't take right decisions, I take decisions and make them right”
“I have always got medicine I want to give to people.”

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