S Quotes
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“Seasteading could be the means by which humanity will live sustainably.”
“Seasteads are a technology for anybody to form an alternative community based on their unique values - for communities to organize themselves however they want. Seasteads are their chance to demonstrate their vision can work. All that matters is that people can create, join, and leave seasteads voluntarily. As long as people can choose among seasteads, the best ways of living together will prosper, and the ones that people don't like will fail.”
“Seasteads are man-made islands that float permanently on the ocean with any measure of a political autonomy. They would essentially be startup societies where people could form whatever kind of community they wanted.”
“Seasteads cost money, and if you want to succeed as a Seastead you have to find ways to attract people to move there. If I was a billionaire I wouldn't want to move to a seastead, but if I was a member of the bottom billion, most of whom want to leave their dysfunctional governments, I might want to move to a seastead.”
“Seat assignment didn't matter if you're flying Dallas to Houston and you did it 38 times a day. People just got on, you didn't sit next to your wife, and it was a 45-minute flight. It didn't matter.”
“Seat belts come with a car so therefore you should be required to use them, but a helmet does not come with the bike.”
“Seat thyself sultanically among the moons of Saturn”
“Seat thyself sultanically among the moons of Saturn, and take high abstracted man alone; and he seems a wonder, a grandeur, and a woe. But from that same point, take mankind in mass, and for the most part, they seem a mob of unnecessary duplicates, both contemporary and hereditary.”
Source: Moby-Dick: or, The Whale
“Seatbelts?” I said. She clicked hers in.
“Yes, old man.”
“Hey, safety first.”
Source: The Community: A Funny and Disturbing Conspiracy Mystery Novel
“Seated at table -
no need for the fracture
of the room's silence; noiselessly
they conversed.”
Source: Collected Poems: 1945-1990
“Seated by her side in the narrow cabin, pressing cold compresses to her forehead and holding her while she vomited, he felt profoundly happy.”
Source: The House of the Spirits: A Novel
“Seated each afternoon in the darkened screening room, Halliday came to recognise the targeted numerals of the Academy leader as sigils preceding the dream state of a film.”
“Seated here in contemplations lost, my thought discovers vaster space beyond, supernal silence and unfathomed peace”
“Seated in my library at night, and looking on the silent faces of my books, I am occasionally visited by a strange sense of the supernatural.”
Source: Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country
“Seated on a paving-stone near Enjolras, Courfeyrac continued to jeer at the cannon, and every passage of that sinister cloud of projectiles that is called grapeshot, accompanied by its monstrous din, drew from him an ironical comment.
'You're wearing yourself out, you poor old brute. You're getting hoarse. You're not thundering, only spluttering. It's breaking my heart.'
His remarks were greeted with laughter.”
Source: Les Misérables
“Seated one day at the organ, I was weary and ill at ease, and my fingers wandered idly over the noisy keys. It seemed the harmonious echo from our discordant life.”
“Seated upon the convex mound Of one vast kidney, Jonah prays And sings his canticles and hymns, Making the hollow vault resound God's goodness and mysterious ways, Till the great fish spouts music as he swims.”
Source: Letters of Aldous Huxley
“Seating himself crosslegged on a bale of straw, he formed the image of a flame in his mind and fed emotion into it, hate, fear, everything, every scrap, until it seemed that he floated in emptiness. After years of practice, achieving ko'di, the oneness, needed less than a heartbeat. Thought and even his own body seemed distant, but in this state he was more aware than usual, becoming one with the bale beneath him, the stable, the scabbarded sword folded behind him. He could 'feel' the horses, cropping at their mangers, and flies buzzing in the corners. They were all part of him. Especially the sword. This time, though, it was only the emotionless void that he sought.”
Source: New Spring
“Seating themselves on the greensward, they eat while the corks fly and there is talk, laughter and merriment, and perfect freedom, for the universe is their drawing room and the sun their lamp. Besides, they have appetite, Nature's special gift, which lends to such a meal a vivacity unknown indoors, however beautiful the surroundings.”
“Seats on the [Court] bench are not reserved for causes or interests. They're given to those who will uphold the rule of law so long as the nominee is well-qualified to interpret and apply the law.”
“Seattle is a liberal city, its politics not so much blue in the American, not the British, sense as deep ultramarine, and its manners are studiously polite.”
Source: Driving Home: An American Scrapbook
“Seattle is beautiful. You look at the sky and it's one of the most beautiful skies in the world, and then there's the Puget Sound, which will kill you, if you fall into it, but it's also beautiful. Seattle is a city of contradictions. It's the most liberal and most literate city in America, and it has Starbucks and [Bill] Gates, but it's also where the Green River killer hunted women and where the runaway population is just shocking when you walk the streets. Within the same city, there's darkness and light.”
“Seattle is not an overly friendly city. It is a civil city, but not altogether friendly. People from outside mistake the civility for friendliness. Seattle is full of people who have their own lives to live. They won't waste their time being friendly. But they are civil.”
“Seattle is sitting in summer's dying moments, which makes the city's usual tone of grey seem all the more suffocating.”
Source: They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us: Essays
“Seattle is this curious liberal island.”
“Seattle was built out on pilings over the sea, and at high tide the whole city seemed to come afloat like a ship lifting free from a mud berth and swaying in its chains.”
Source: Driving Home: An American Scrapbook
“Seattle’s Moraine not only make Washington State proud, but also the whole American progressive music scene joyful. ... It’s simply an impressive dead on eleven song tour de force. ... GET THIS! Highly Recommended!”
“Seavilization will be better than civilization, and we have nearly half the world's surface to discover it.”
“Seaward ho! Hang the treasure! It's the glory of the sea that has turned my head.”
Source: Treasure Island (Illustrated Edition): Adventure Tale of Buccaneers and Buried Gold by the prolific Scottish novelist, poet and travel writer, author of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Kidnapped & Catriona
“Seawater One”
The book worth waiting for has finally been published and is now available at Amazon.com, Barnes&Noble.com, BooksAMillion.com as well as Independent Book Stores & Distributors!
“Seawater One” is a graphic coming-of-age book written by Award Winning Captain Hank Bracker, who received two “FAPA” silver medals for “The Exciting Story of Cuba” in 2016. In June of 2016 Captain Hank Bracker was selected to be Hillsborough County’s author of the month…. He swept the field with three “FAPA” bronze, silver and gold medals, for “Suppressed I Rise” in August of 2017 and has now completed the long awaited “Seawater One”!
Starting in pre-World War II Hamburg, Germany, “Seawater One” traces Captain Hank Bracker’s adventurous time from the depression years, to his youth on the streets of Jersey City. Without inhibitions he relates the life he led in a bygone era. Follow his first voyage to sea on a foreign cargo passenger ship and his education at Admiral Farragut Academy in New Jersey and then at Maine Maritime Academy where he learned much more than just the art of seamanship.
This book begins with a short history of Germany and Captain Hank’s early life in America. It recounts his childhood years but soon escalates to the red hot accounts of his erotic discoveries. It’s a book that you will enjoy and perhaps even identify with. Certainly it demonstrates that life should be lived to the fullest!”
“Seawater Two - Adventures in West Africa is part of a series of books illustrating the life and times of Captain Hank Bracker. Seawater Two follows his adventures as a young Ship's Captain and Harbor Pilot in Liberia, West Africa. This book takes the reader for a boat ride along the dangerous coast of Africa and into the interior by river, during the post WWII years. Being a no holds barred book it describes the environment, culture and personal encounters with the people of Liberia. It's not the kind of book you would want to put down until you have savored every page.”
“Seaweed Brain
Wise Girl”
“Seaweed sheets are my go-to for my salty chip cravings, especially wasabi flavored ones.”
“Sebab aku tahu cinta terbaik akan selalu pulang.
Jika kau tak kunjung datang,
barangkali kau memang ditakdirkan sebatas kisah yang hanya layak tersimpan sebagai kenangan”
Source: Sebuah Usaha Melupakan
“Sebab, bahaya yang sesungguhnya bukan pada orang yang marah-marah, tapi pada orang yang diam. Orang marah dapat diukur hatinya, orang diam tak mudah ditakar akalnya.”
Source: Hotel Pro Deo
“Sebab barang siapa tidak dapat merasakan sakit, dia juga kebal terhadap rasa gembira. Barang siapa tidak menderita, tidak juga dapat merasakan nikmat yang sesungguhnya.”
Source: Surat-Surat Kartini: Renungan Tentang dan Untuk Bangsanya
“Sebab buaian bau mimpi belum tentu mampu menahan rembulan berbulan-bulan.”
Source: Kesengsem
“Sebab bukan cinta namanya kalau hanya berdiam diri saja seperti padang pasir, atau menjelajahi dunia seperti angin. Bukan pula cinta namanya kalau hanya memandang segala sesuatu dari kejauhan,”
Source: The Alchemist
“Sebab cinta, tak ada yang benar-benar bisa bertahan sendiri.
Untuk sesuatu yang seharusnya diperjuangkan berdua.”
Source: Sebuah Usaha Melupakan
“Sebab dimanapun di dunia ini tak ada tempat yang membuat saya senang kecuali di rumah orang tua saya sendiri.”
Source: Surat-Surat Kartini: Renungan Tentang dan Untuk Bangsanya
“Sebab doa adalah payung bagi rindu-rindu yang hujan”
“Sebab inilah, sebagai satu contoh, kita dapat menyaksikan betapa pertubuhan-pertubuhan antarabangsa yang tertentu telah melemparkan tuduhan kepada Malaysia sebagai kononnya tidak punya kebebasan mencukupi, semata-mata kerana kita tidak membenarkan rakyat kita secara terbuka menyalahi akan nilai-nilai dan tatasusila keagamaan yang pokok. Ini tidak bermakna Malaysia tidak mempunyai kelemahan dalam beberapa segi dasar, undang-undang atau pelaksanaannya; tetapi cemuhan Barat ke atas Malaysia atau negara-negara lain, tidak berdasarkan keprihatinan ikhlas terhadap prinsip keadilan, kebajikan atau kemanusiaan, melainkan sebagai alat dan senjata bagi memenuhi kepentingan ekonomi, geo-politik dan kebudayan mereka. Kebudayaan dan tamadun Barat sentiasa mencipta peralatan dan senjata baru yang lebih menarik dan canggih untuk senantiasa berada di puncak kekuasaan dan keagungan mereka dari segi sains, teknologi dan kebendaan. Mereka juga mencipta pelbagai wawasan dan istilah baru yang menakjubkan seperti modenisasi, pembangunan, demokrasi, hak-hak asasi manusia, pluralisme, globalisas dan lain-lain untuk tujuan yang sama.”
Source: Pembangunan di Malaysia: Ke Arah Satu Kefahaman Baru Yang Lebih Sempurna
“Sebab kata guruku, 'kehilangan selalu menghampirimu dalam bentuk puisi yang lebih indah dari apa pun. Jika kau takut kehilangan, kau tak bisa menjadi penyair'.”
Source: Aku Mengeong
“Sebab, memberikan harapan tanpa kepastian adalah sebuah kejahatan”
Source: Bintang Hati
“sebab mencintai tanah air, nak, adalah merasa jadi bagian dari sebuah negeri, merasa terpaut dengan sebuah komunitas, merasa bahwa diri, identitas, nasib, terajut rapat, dengan sesuatu yang disebut Indonesia, atau Jepang, atau Amerika. Mencintai sebuah tanah air adalah merasakan, mungkin menyadari, bahwa tak ada negeri lain, tak ada bangsa lain, selain dari yang satu itu, yang bisa sebegitu rupa menggerakkan hati untuk hidup, bekerja dan terutama untuk mati..”
Source: Catatan Pinggir 4
“Sebab musuh utama kita bukan penjajah atau bencana, tetapi ketakberdayaan yang beranak pinak dalam diri.”
Source: Tanah Perempuan
“Sebab pulang bukan tentang adanya rumah, tapi adanya hati yang menyambut penuh kehangatan.”
Source: Berilah Judul untuk Kisahmu
“Sebab sepanjang kita berjalan, menghindar, berpura-pura tidak mengetahui atau apapun itu, kita akan tetap akan bertemu apa yang ditakdirkan untuk bertemu..”
“Sebab setelah hujan selalu ada seseorang yang datang sebagai pelangi, dan memelukmu.
: Aku ingin orang itu selamanya aku.”
Source: Nadya: Kisah dari Negeri yang Menggigil
“Sebab siapakah peduli, jika hari hanyalah tumpukan cinta dan rasa bahagia?”
Source: Di Kota Tuhan Aku Adalah Daging yang Kau Pecah-pecah: Sekumpulan Puisi