“We shall not read it for its sociological insights, which are non-existent, nor as science fiction, because it has a general air of implausibility; but there is one high poetic fancy in the New Atlantis that stays in the mind after all its fancies and inventions have been forgotten. In the New Atlantis, an island kingdom lying in very distant seas, the only commodity of external trade is light: Bacon's own special light, the light of understanding.” MindHas BeensLightLyingUnderstandingFictionAirSeaSpecialTradeScience FictionForgottenInsightInventionKingdomsIslandsFancyPoeticCommodityAtlantisSociological Author:Peter Medawar
“No member of the animal kingdom nurses past maturity, no member of the animal kingdom ever did a thing to me. Its why I don't eat red meat or white fish, don't give me no blue cheese. Were all members of the animal kingdom, leave your brothers and sisters in the sea.” GivingPastWhiteAnimalSeaBrotherMembersRedGive MeBlueFishesKingdomsMaturityMeatNurseCheeseBrothers And SistersVegetarianismYour BrotherAnimal KingdomRed MeatBlue Cheese Author:Prince
“Of all nature's animated kingdoms, fish are the most unchristian, inhospitable, heartless, and cold-blooded of creatures.” SeaColdCreaturesRiversFishesKingdomsBoatLakesFishingAnimatedHeartlessCold BloodedUnchristian Book:Delphi Complete Works of Herman Melville (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of Herman Melville (Illustrated)
“It was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom by the sea, That a maiden there lived whom you may know By the name of Annabel Lee;-- And this maiden she lived with no other thought Than to love and be loved by me.” KnowsLoveYearsMayBookDeathNamesSeaYears AgoKingdomsMaidens Author:Edgar Allan Poe
“We sack, we ransack to the utmost sands Of native kingdoms, and of foreign lands: We travel sea and soil; we pry, and prowl, We progress, and we prog from pole to pole.” ProgressSeaLandTravelKingdomsSoilSandNativeForeign Lands Book:Emblems: Divine and Moral Source: Emblems: Divine and Moral
“Undaunted faith can stop the mouths of lions, make ineffective the fiery flames, make dry corridors through beds of rivers and seas. Unwavering faith can protect against deluge, terminate droughts, heal the sick, and bring heavenly manifestations. Indomitable faith can help us live the commandments and thereby bring blessings unnumbered with peace, perfection, and exaltation in the kingdom of God.” HelpingSeaBlessingBedProtectMouthsRiversPerfectionSickHealKingdomsFlamesManifestationDryHeavenlyLionsCommandmentsKingdom Of GodFieryDroughtCorridorsExaltationUnwaveringIndomitableDelugeUndauntedUnwavering Faith Author:Spencer W. Kimball
“In the sea you've got to be constantly sort of alert. It's worse in the sea [than anywhere else in the animal kingdom]. In the sea you've got an enemy behind every rock.” AnimalBehindsEnemySeaRocksKingdomsAnimal Kingdom Author:Karl Pilkington
“Thankfully, due to the United Kingdom and the commitment of the Westminster government we are able to ensure that money brought in, whether it be from the City of London or from North Sea oil, can be pooled and directed to wherever it is needed most.” GovernmentAbleUnitedCitiesSeaNeededCommitmentDuesOilLondonKingdomsUnited KingdomWestminsterCity Of LondonNorth Sea Author:Iain Duncan Smith