"For every Seaman of Industry and Ingenuity, is not only a Navigator, but a Merchant, and also a Soldier."

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Source : "Several Essays in Political Arithmetick".

William Petty

#Soldier Quotes #Seamen Quotes #Navigators Quotes

“Religion is run by thought police. 'Obey. Listen. This is what you do. Don't ask questions. Go die for your country.' The spirituality says, 'Okay, you can die for your country, but know what you're doing while you're doing it.'”
“He who is good at excuses is generally good for nothing else.”

Source : William Cooke, Samuel Foote (1806). “Memoirs of Samuel Foote, Esq: With a Collection of His Genuine Bon-mots, Anecdotes, Opinions, &c., Mostly Original, and Three of His Dramatic Pieces Not Published in His Works : in Two Volumes”, p.179
“We will stand on principle or we will not stand at all.”
“Men play harder than they work; women work harder than they play.”

Source : Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb, Mary Roberts Rinehart (2011). “Oh, Well, You Know How Women Are: And Isn't that Just Like a Man”, p.30, The Floating Press
“If you could utilize the resources of the end users' computers, you could do things much more efficiently.”
“I guess it's interesting trying to feel someone's vibe on a track that you've never met before.”
“I wonder sometimes if I'm the only one spending my life making the same mistake over and over again or if that's simply human. Do we all tend toward a single besetting sin?”

Source : Karen Joy Fowler (2014). “We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves”, p.240, Serpent's Tail
“Uncertainty is the essential, inevitable and all-pervasive companion to your desire to make art”

Source : David Bayles, Ted Orland (2001). “Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking”, p.21, Image Continuum Press

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