"In the road ships must ride in 30, 40, or 50 fathom water, not above half a mile from the shore at farthest: and if there are many ships they must ride close one by another."

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Source : William Dampier (2012). “A Voyage to New Holland”, p.27, tredition

William Dampier

#Water Quotes #Half Quotes #Ships Quotes

“The wilderness is near as well as dear to every man. Even the oldest villages are indebted to the border of wild wood which surrounds them, more than to the gardens of men. There is something indescribably inspiriting and beautiful in the aspect of the forest skirting and occasionally jutting into the midst of new towns, which, like the sand-heaps of fresh fox-burrows, have sprung up in their midst. The very uprightness of the pines and maples asserts the ancient rectitude and vigor of nature. Our lives need the relief of such a background, where the pine flourishes and the jay still screams.”
“Pickle jars are just pickle jars, and pickles are just pickles.”
“Successful marriage is leading innovative lives together, being open, non-programmed. Itâ€™s a free fall: how you handle each new thing as it comes along. Â As a drop of oil on the sea, you must float, using intellect and compassion to ride the waves.”
“This isn't champagne anymore. We went through the champagne a long time ago. This is serious stuff. The days of champagne are long gone.”

Source : Sam Shepard (1984). “Sam Shepard Seven Plays”
“I'm not a kicker and a screamer.”
“Inequalities of wealth, unjustly established, have assuredly injured the nation in which they exist during their establishment; and, unjustly directed, they injure it yet more during their existence. But inequalities of wealth justly established, benefit the nation in the course of their establishment; and, nobly used, aid it yet more by their existence.”
“Engineers, medical people, scientific people, have an obsession with solving the problems of reality, when actually ... once you reach a basic level of wealth in society, most problems are actually problems of perception.”
“The greatest threat to women (and by extension humanity) is the growth and acceptance of a misogynistic, authoritarian, and violent culture of militarism.”

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