Roll on, deep and dark blue ocean, roll. Ten thousand fleets sweep over thee in vain. Man marks the earth with ruin, but his control stops with the shore.Quote by George Gordon Byron about dark, earth, man
For good or for ill, air mastery is today the supreme expression of military power and fleets and armies, however vital and important, must accept a subordinate rank.Quote by Winston Churchill about air, power, good, good luck
Of whatsoever number a fleet of ships of war is composed, it is usually divided into three squadrons; and these, if numerous, are again separated into divisions.Quote by William Falconer about numbers, war
The admirals of his majesty's fleet are classed into three squadrons, viz. the red, the white, and the blue.Quote by William Falconer
The disposition of a fleet, while proceeding on a voyage, will in some measure depend on particular circumstances; as the difficulty of the navigation; the necessity of dispatch, according to the urgency or importance of the expedition: or the...Quote by William Falconer about expectation, difficulties, circumstances, measure, enemies
The fleet being thus more inclosed will more readily observe the signals, and with greater facility form itself into the line of battle a circumstance which should be kept in view in every order of sailing.Quote by William Falconer about order, being
The first condition of success for the League of Nations is, therefore, a firm understanding between the British Empire and the United States of America and France and Italy that there will be no competitive building up of fleets or armies between...Quote by Arthur Henderson about nation
The elusive nature of love... it can be such a fleeting thing. You see it there and it's just fluttering and it's gone.Quote by Mick Jagger about nature, things, love
How can one take delight in the world unless one flees to it for refuge?Quote by Franz Kafka about world
After spending five minutes hunting down the last enemy, he'll flee the sector.Quote by Edward A. Murphy about enemies
The French government is simply fleeing from responsibility. It is declining to grapple with the violent activity.Quote by Jean-Marie Le Pen about activity
Modernity is the transient, the fleeting, the contingent, it is one half of art, the other being the eternal and the immovable.Quote by Charles Baudelaire about art, magic, being
Perfect reason flees all extremity, and leads one to be wise with sobriety.Quote by Molière about temperance, reason, perfection
People need to realise what real happiness and success is, because success as an actor is fleeting. You can be up there one day and gone the next.Quote by Chuck Norris about succes, happiness, actors, need, real estate, day, people