"Nothing escapes the vigilance of the New South Wales police; their reputation is known the world over."

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Source : Joshua Slocum, Applewood Books (CRT) (2006). “Sailing Alone Around the World”, p.168, Applewood Books

Joshua Slocum

#Police Quotes #World Quotes #Reputation Quotes

“The law commit legal plunder by violating liberty and property.”
“I've never tried to manipulate my image.”
“Everyone you see is you in a different time & space.”
“In the practice of art... it is necessary to keep a watchful and jealous eye over ourselves; idleness, assuming the specious disguise of industry... may be employed to evade and shuffle off real labor - the real labor of thinking.”
“There is an odd sense of responsibility attached to appearing in a drama about a real piece of history. A work of fiction is fun.”
“New York is not a city to return to in defeat.”
“The essence of wealth is the capacity to control the forces of nature, and the extent of wealth depends upon the level of technology and the ability to create new knowledge.”

Source : Julian Lincoln Simon (1998). “The Ultimate Resource 2”, p.13, Princeton University Press
“Jazz is not a 'form' but a collection of tags and tricks.”

Source : "The World of Music". The Sunday Times, September 4, 1927.

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