“Let it be our endeavour, let it be our task, to keep alight the torch of imperial patriotism, to hold fast the affection and the confidence of our kinsmen across the seas; so that in every vicissitude of fortune the British Empire may present an unbroken front to all her foes, and may carry on even to distant ages the glorious traditions of the British flag.” MayAgeSeaFrontsTraditionTasksFortuneAffectionBritishGloriousEmpiresFlagsFoeTorchesEndeavourBritish EmpireUnbrokenHold FastVicissitudes Book:Foreign & Colonial Speeches Source: Foreign & Colonial Speeches
“Fish sense, applied in the field, is what the old Zen masters would call enlightenment: simply the ability to see what's right there in front of you without having to sift through a lot of thoughts and theories and, yes, expensive fishing tackle.” AbilitySeaFrontsFieldsMastersTheoryEnlightenmentRiversFishesBoatExpensiveLakesFishingAbility To SeeZen Master Book:Trout Bum Source: Trout Bum
“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
“Some people are happy when they are at the sea; I'm happy when I'm standing in front of a shelf of books. It feels like the known place and also the beginning of a new adventure. It has that simultaneous paradoxical effect of making me feel absolutely calm and very excited.” PeopleFeelsBookKnownSeaEffectsFrontsAdventureStandingCalmExcitedShelvesParadoxicalSimultaneousNew Adventure Author:Jeanette Winterson
“Of course, when you see [ musical numbers] in the movie [Out To Sea ], it's cut into a lot with other scenes, but we shot the number straight through, so here I am doing it, and sitting right in front of me in the audience was Donald O'Connor. And I was, like, "Oh, my God, I can't believe I'm performing a musical number in front of Donald O'Connor," who's one of the greats of the silver screen. But it was a thrilling experience, it really was.” BelieveI CanCoursesNumbersAudienceCuttingSeaFrontsSceneShotsSittingMusicalScreensPerformingSilverThrillingHere I Am Author:Brent Spiner