“If men could get pregnant, abortion clinics would be like Starbucks - two on every block and four in every airport. And the morning-after pill would come in different flavors like sea salt and cool ranch.” IfsMenTwoDifferentWould BeMorningFourSeaBlockAbortionSaltPregnantFlavorAirportsPillsStarbucksClinicMorning After Author:Nasim Pedrad
“Now I am . . . like anyone with a strong preference for the fly rod, totally indifferent to how large a fish I catch by comparison with other fishermen. So when a fifteen-year-old called Fred, fishing deep in midsummer with a hideous plastic worm, caught a four and a half pounder . . . I naturally felt no resentment beyond wanting to break the kid's thumbs.” YearsKidsStrongFeltHalfBreakFourSeaRiversCaughtFishesBoatLakesComparisonFishingResentmentPlasticIndifferentFifteenPreferenceWormsThumbsHideousFishermanFifteen YearsMidsummerFifteen Years Old Author:Vance Bourjaily
“Of course, now I am too old to be much of a fisherman, and now of course I usually fish the big waters alone, although some friends think I shouldn't. Like many fly fishermen in western Montana where the summer days are almost Arctic in length, I often do not start fishing until the cool of the evening. Then in the Arctic half-light of the canyon, all existence fades to a being with my soul and memories and the sounds of the Big Blackfoot River and a four-count rhythm and the hope that a fish will rise.” ThinkingSoulBigsLightCoursesSoundWaterMemoriesExistenceHalfFourSeaSummerRiversWesternFishesBoatRhythmMy SoulEveningLakesFishingLengthFadesFishermanMontanaArcticCanyonsFly FishingSummer DaysRivers And Water Book:A River Runs Through It Source: A River Runs Through It
“.. the long hour and a half walk-in to the secret pool , only to find four anglers filling it. Secret pools? The only secret about these pools is the name of the one person on the planet who does not know their location!” KnowsPersonsLongDoeNamesHoursWalksSecretHalfFourSeaPlanetsRiversFishesBoatLakesFishingPoolLocationFillingLong HoursAnglers Author:Tony Bishop
“Wherever we go in the world we find other men speaking the same language, planning the same plans, dreaming the same dreams. And one of the big four - brownie, or brookie, cutthroat or rainbow - is the cause of it all” MenWorldDreamBigsLanguageCausesFourPlansSeaRiversFishesPlanningBoatLakesFishingRainbowBrowniesSpeaking The Same Language Author:Roderick Haig-Brown
“If your rod weighs six ounces, your reel nine, and your line another ounce or two, it means that you are holding a pound of weight in your casting hand - much of the time at arm's length - all the time you fish. Try carrying a pound of butter around that way for four or five hours.” IfsWayTryingMeanTwoHandsHoursLinesFiveFourSeaArmsSixRiversWeightFishesNineBoatLakesFishingPoundsLengthCasting Author:Ted Trueblood
“The citadel of Machaerus rose east of the Dead Sea on a basalt Peak shaped like a cone, girdled by four deep valleys; two about its sides, one in front, and the fourth behind.” TwoBookSidesBehindsFourSeaFrontsRoseEastValleysFourthConesCitadels Book:Three Tales Source: Three Tales
“Rising seas create a higher baseline for future storm surges. The New York City Panel on Climate Change has projected that coastal waters may rise by two feet by 2050 and four feet by the end of the century.” MayTwoEndsWaterCitiesFourSeaFeetCenturyNew YorkHigherClimateClimate ChangeStormRisingNew York CityCoastal Author:Nicholas D. Kristof
“It is Japan's mission to be supreme in Asia, the South Seas and eventually the four corners of the world.” WorldFourSeaSouthCornersMissionsSupremeJapanAsiaCorners Of The World Author:Sadao Araki
“Action and adventure on land and sea-you can't ask for more. But Robert Kurson raises the ante in Pirate Hunters with an array of mystery and a fleet of colorful characters spanning four centuries. This is a great summer read!” CharacterActionAsksFourMysterySeaLandCenturyAdventureSummerRaisesHuntersPirateColorfulLand And SeaGreat Summer Author:Michael Connelly
“If you live on an atoll and you get a warning by radio that a big wave is coming and everyone is told to move to higher ground, where are you supposed to go on these islands? There is none. The highest ground is four-meters (around 13 feet) above sea level, meaning you'd be safer in a coconut tree. How, though, are you supposed to get your grandfather, grandmother and grandchildren up there?” IfsBigsMovingLevelsFourTreeSeaFeetGoes OnHigherHighestWaveRadioIslandsGrandmotherWarningGrandfatherGrandchildrenMeterCoconutsGrandmother And GrandchildrenHigher Ground Author:Enele Sopoaga
“More than four billion people live within a stone's throw of the ocean, so what happens to it affects them immediately, daily, whether pollution, more frequent storms, or rising sea levels.” PeopleHappensLevelsFourSeaOceanStonesStormBillionsRisingPollution Author:Jon Bowermaster
“What I remember thinking at that point, having gone through both the ups and downs of my first four years, and seeing the sea of people was, "What a remarkable country this is and how lucky am I that we live in a place where the son of a single mom, not born into any kind of fame or fortune, in a pretty remote state somehow can end up be in a position to - to make a difference."” PeopleThinkingYearsFirstsKindEndsCountryStatesRememberBornDifferencesGoneFourSeeingSeaPositionSonMomFameLuckyFortuneMaking A DifferenceRemarkableFour YearsUps & DownsSingle Mom Author:Barack Obama
“I have a pet lizard named Puff, five goldfish - named Pinky, Brain, Jowels, Pearl and Sandy, an oscar fish named Chef, two pacus, an albino African frog named Whitey, a bonsai tree, four Venus flytraps, a fruit fly farm and sea monkeys.” TwoBrainFiveFourTreeSeaFruitFishesPetFarmsOscarsChefMonkeysPearlsFrogsVenusPuffSandyLizardsGoldfishFruit FliesBonsaiSuperstorm Sandy Author:Chris Pratt