Latsko Shipping Quotes & Sayings

People are crying up the rich and variegated plumage of the peacock, and he is himself blushing at the sight of his ugly feet. — Saadi

If you take away the fancy graphics of today's games, most of the time you're left with a shell of a game that has been done to death a million times. — Herman Leonard

A star is drawing on some vast reservoir of energy by means unknown to us. This reservoir can scarcely be other than the subatomic energy which, it is known exists abundantly in all matter; we sometimes dream that man will one day learn how to release it and use it for his service. The store is well nigh inexhaustible, if only it could be tapped. There is sufficient in the Sun to maintain its output of heat for 15 billion years. — Arthur Stanley Eddington

In the crook of the crescent moon sits the Holy Lady, with strong muscles and a merciful heart. She kicks her her splendid legs like the moon is her swing and the sky, her front porch. She waves down at Sidda like she has just spotted an old buddy. — Rebecca Wells

On the court, I'm not afraid of anything. I try to have confidence and have a belief in myself. — Stephen Curry

The universe is the mirror in which we can contemplate only what we have learned to know in ourselves — Italo Calvino

Lewis famously advocated a metaphysical methodology based on subjecting rival hypotheses to a cost-benefit analysis. Usually there are two kinds of cost associated with accepting a metaphysical thesis. The first is accepting some kind of entity into one's ontology, for example, abstracta, possibilia, or a relation of primitive resemblance. The second is relinquishing some intuitions, for example, the intuition that causes antedate their effects, that dispositions reduce to categorical bases, or that facts about identity over time supervene on facts about instants of time. It is taken for granted that abandoning intuitions should be regarded as a cost rather than a benefit. — James Ladyman

There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality. — Anton Chekhov

A garden is a result of an arrangement of natural materials according to aesthetic laws; interwoven throughout are the artist's outlook on life, his past experiences, his affections, his attempts, his mistakes and his successes. — Roberto Burle Marx

There is one law for rich and poor alike, which prevents them equally from stealing bread and sleeping under bridges. — Jo Walton

When he is forced to perform the same task several times, the Warrior uses this tactic and transforms work into prayer. — Paulo Coelho

Writing for young readers is almost like dipping into a fountain of youth; for hours a day, I am a child again. — Iain Lawrence