Identifiavble Quotes & Sayings

It is not surprising that only one medieval state, Venice, long possessed anything clearly identifiavble as a navy in this sense. We shall see that no state in the British Isles attained attained this level of sophistication before the 16th century, and no history of the Royal Navy, in any exact sense of the words, could legitimately begin much before then. This book, which does, is not an institutional history of the Royal Navy, but a history of naval warfare as an aspect of national history. All and any methods of fighting at sea, or using the sea for warlike purposes, are its concern. — Nicholas Rodger

Nelson Mandela sat in a South African prison for 27 years. He was nonviolent. He negotiated his way out of jail. His honor and suffering of 27 years in a South African prison is really ultimately what brought about the freedom of South Africa. That is nonviolence. — Coretta Scott King

It's an earnings-driven market. The big question is whether the flow of earnings can rescue the market from the twin dreadnoughts of higher oil and interest rates. — Larry Wachtel

I had a guitar when I was 6 or 7, a plastic guitar with the Beatles' faces on it. It would be a collector's item now. It would fetch a hefty sum, I imagine. — Gary Oldman

I did not steal your paltry goods! — Mark Twain

Just as she was about to turn, she caught a whiff of something sweet. She inhaled deeply, instinctively wanting to savor it, but then she nearly choked when it landed on her tongue with a bitter taste. It was so strong she actually made a face. That, her grandmother had described to her once after making a particularly bad lemon cream pie, was exactly what regret tasted like. — Sarah Addison Allen

Hey, see if they've got any pie. Bring me some pie. I love me some pie. — Dean Winchester

Excel in your field: Whatever you do, try to be the best at it. There is too much mediocrity all around and we have learnt to live with it. However, awesomeness has no place for mediocrity. And do not confuse excellence with elitism. Being excellent at your work is different from considering yourself superior to others. — Chetan Bhagat

I've never worn fur, either. I'm a naturally squeamish person, and fur smells like dead animal to me. — Sadie Frost

Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force, that thoughts rule the world. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

College is so awesome! It's really too bad they try to ruin it with classes! — Jillian Dodd

I prefer the discipline of knowledge to the anarchy of ignorance. — David Ogilvy

Most enjoyable activities are not natural; they demand an effort that initially one is reluctant to make. But once the interaction starts to provide feedback to the person's skills, it usually begins to be intrinsically rewarding. — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Once we learn to control our mind,
It becomes easy to control our life. — Sudesh Abrol

I always have fun. I don't really go without fun too long. — Dale Earnhardt Jr.