Hence a ship is said to be tight, when her planks are so compact and solid as to prevent the entrance of the water in which she is immersed: and a cask is called tight, when the staves are so close that none of the liquid contained therein can...Quote by William Falconer about water
There seems to be a law that governs all our actions so I never make plans.Quote by Greta Garbo about law
We didn't bring much out of Cuba. On the way to the airport they searched you and took everything, and then they put you on a plane.Quote by Andy Garcia about truth
So just as I want pilots on the planes that I fly, when it comes to monetary policy, I want to think that there is someone with sound judgement at the controls.Quote by Martin Feldstein
I don't plan a career. That doesn't work for me. I just have to go with my gut.Quote by Ralph Fiennes about career, work
This most dangerous enemy is the American counterpart of the British Fabian Socialist, who denies that he is a Socialist and operates behind a mask which he calls National Planning.Quote by John Thomas Flynn about enemies, americans
It is better to discuss things, to argue and engage in polemics than make perfidious plans of mutual destruction.Quote by Mikhail Gorbachev about destruction, things
No no there wasn't any planned 14th season, we all saw the writing on the wall. The ratings had been going down and so fourth, that curve goes on every show and in everybody's life.Quote by Larry Hagman about season, writing, life
You come to the planet with nothing and you leave with nothing, so you'd better do some good while you are here.Quote by Alex Van Halen about destiny, nothing, good, good luck
I don't think we're going to save anything if we go around talking about saving plants and animals only; we've got to translate that into what's in it for us.Quote by Jim Fowler about animals, talking
Somali is turning into a desert. Rwanda, you can hardly find a place to plant a potato, it's so crowded.Quote by Jim Fowler
Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike.Quote by Alexander Hamilton about people, man, things
There is something basic about protecting land by taking it off the market. People should be able to enjoy where they live while at the same time protect the plants and animals around them.Quote by Tom Hanks about animals, time, people
He is the best man who, when making his plans, fears and reflects on everything that can happen to him, but in the moment of action is bold.Quote by Herodotus about action, moment, man
The man who has planned badly, if fortune is on his side, may have had a stroke of luck; but his plan was a bad one nonetheless.Quote by Herodotus about bad luck, good luck, wealth, bad, man
I do pottery. I love it. It's very relaxing; it takes me to another planet.Quote by Eva Herzigova about love
I was the primary mover of my career. I told my people to give me a plan and I'd follow And it worked. I traveled and smiled, and it worked.Quote by Whitney Houston about nation, career, people
When my mother died, I was 17 years old, and I literally got on a plane and flew to America, and didn't really come back. I have been back to Ireland in short spurts, just skimming the surface of my formative years.Quote by Anjelica Huston about parents, mother, old, olderness