"Whether in peaceful trade or warlike attack, the sea unites more than it divides. Even if it were possible to treat England, or the British Isles, as a single, homogenous, united nation, it would still be impossible to write its naval history without reference to the histories of the other nations, near and far, with which the sea has connected it."

-- Nicholas Rodger

#Writing Quotes #Sea Quotes #Peaceful Quotes

“What others think about you is none of your business.”
“When I say I trust Jesus, that is what I mean: I trust that the way of life leads through perishability, not around it.”
“Morning's great that way. You can cry yourself to sleep and wake up wondering what the fuss was over.”

Source : Terri Farley (2010). “Seven Tears into the Sea”, p.62, Simon and Schuster
“We want to win. We want to win big. We want to win the whole thing.”
“I confess, that very different from you, I do find sometimes scientific inspiration in mysticism ... but this is counterbalanced by an immediate sense for mathematics.”

Source : Wolfgang Pauli (2008). “Wissenschaftlicher Briefwechsel mit Bohr, Einstein, Heisenberg u.a. Band IV, Teil III: 1955–1956. Scientific Correspondence with Bohr, Einstein, Heisenberg, a.o. Volume IV, Part III: 1955–1956”, p.148, Springer-Verlag
“The character of the architectural forms and spaces which all people habitually encounter are powerful agencies in determining the nature of their thoughts, their emotions and their actions, however unconscious of this they may be.”

Source : Hugh Ferriss (2012). “The Metropolis of Tomorrow”, p.16, Courier Corporation
“We consider Christmas as the encounter, the great encounter, the historical encounter, the decisive encounter, between God and mankind. He who has faith knows this truly; let him rejoice.”
“I knew absolutely nothing about bondage. I'd always presumed it was just an inventive way of keeping your partner from going home.”

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