Rose George We see the sea as this place of leisure and this place, you know, a blue patch on the map to fly over because we all go by plane these days, mostly. And we don’t really see it as a place of industry anymore. – Rose George Blue Quotes Days Quotes Fly Quotes Industry Quotes Leisure Quotes Map Quotes Patch Quotes Plane Quotes Sea Quotes It’s difficult on a ship to get away from your job because that accommodation house, which is where seafarers live, is their workplace, it’s where they live, it’s where they relax, it’s everything, and it’s just hard to get away. And seafarers often refer to their job as being in prison with a salary. There are few industries as defiantly opaque as shipping. Even offshore bankers have not developed a system as intricately elusive as the flag of convenience, under which ships can fly the flag of a state that has nothing to do with its owner, cargo, crew, or route.
Alexandra C Pelosi I come from a deeply Catholic family. My husband and I were married in a Catholic church; we decided to put our kids into Catholic school. – Alexandra C Pelosi
Fatema Mernissi While Muslim men describe themselves as insecure in their harems, real or imagined, Westerners describe themselves as self-assured heroes with no fears of women. The tragic dimension so present in Muslim harems – fear of women and male self-doubt – is missing in the Western harem. – Fatema Mernissi
Robert Webb There was a lot of terrible, terrible comedy in the seventies along with ‘Fawlty Towers.’ It’s easy to forget. – Robert Webb
Andrew Wiles I don’t believe Fermat had a proof. I think he fooled himself into thinking he had a proof. – Andrew Wiles
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala The older books were quite light-hearted. But I think most of my novels do end on a deep note of pessimism. Shadows seem to be closing in. The final conclusion isn’t that life is wonderful and everything is bright and cheery and in the garden. – Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Ashton Eaton That’s what has always been good about track. The goal is very clearly defined: Try to win. Get the gold medal. And I’m able to put my energy toward that. – Ashton Eaton
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