“The reason territorial monarchs failed time after time against maritime powers was not that absolutist, non-consensual governments were incapable of building great fleets in peace - quite the reverse - but that they were unable to fund them in the crises of war. Mainly this was because they were forced to divert resources from the fleet to their armies, to fight territorial rivals frequently financed by their maritime enemy from the profits of sea trade.” WarReasonGovernmentFightingEnemySeaBuildingResourcesArmyCrisisTradeProfitFundReverseIncapableRivalsMonarchsTerritorialMaritime Author:Peter Padfield
“Winston Churchill aroused this nation in heroic fashion to save civilisation in World War Two. We have everything we need except political will, but political will is a renewable resource.” WorldNeedsTwoWarPoliticalNationsSeaFashionResourcesWar Of The WorldsHeroicCivilisationPolitical WillWorld War TwoRenewable Resources Author:Al Gore
“Water is our most precious and interconnected natural resource. It sustains all ecosystems, communities, and economies from local watersheds to the seas. It's vital to sustaining our health, safety, and the environments in which we live and work. Simply put, water is life.” WaterCommunityNaturalEconomyEnvironmentSeaResourcesSafetyLocalsNatural ResourcesEcosystemsSustainingInterconnectedWater Is LifeWatersheds Author:Alexandra Cousteau
“It must not be supposed that happiness will demand many or great possessions; for self-sufficiency does not depend on excessive abundance, nor does moral conduct, and it is possible to perform noble deeds even without being ruler of land and sea: one can do virtuous acts with quite moderate resources. This may be clearly observed in experience: private citizens do not seem to be less but more given to doing virtuous actions than princes and potentates. It is sufficient then if moderate resources are forthcoming; for a life of virtuous activity will be essentially a happy life.” IfsMayDoeSelfSeemsActionHappinessGivenCan DoMoralSeaLandDependsCitizensActivityDemandResourcesDeedsPossessionNobleSufficientAbundanceHappy LifeVirtuousRulersModeratesLife HappinessSelf SufficiencySufficiencyForthcomingLand And SeaNoble Deeds Author:Aristotle
“We Americans tend to be a prodigal lot. We are as careless with our personal resources as we are with the resources of nature, squandering both as if there were no end to the gifts of earth and sea and sky.” IfsEndsEarthSeaSkyResourcesCarelessProdigalsSquanderingSea And SkyWastefulness Author:Catherine Crook de Camp
“It can be helpful to remember that the enlightened mind and the ordinary mind are two sides of the same coin. The mind is like the sea, which can be rough on the surface, with mountainous waves stirred up by ferocious wind, but calm and peaceful at the bottom. Sometimes we can catch sight of this peaceful mind even in times of trouble. These glimpses of peace show us that we may have more inner resources to draw upon than we had realized. With skill and patience, we can learn how to be in touch with our peaceful selves.” MindMayTwoSelfSometimesShowsRememberSidesTroubleSeaWindSkillsDrawsOrdinaryResourcesSightBottomCalmWaveSurfacePeacefulLife ChangingEnlightenedHelpfulRoughGlimpseCoinsTwo SidesTimes Of TroublePeaceful Mind Author:Tulku Thondup
“The message from all quarters is the same: our undisciplined consumption must end. If we continue to gobble up our resources without any regard to stewardship and to spew out our deadly wastes over land, sea, and air, we may well be drawing down the final curtain upon ourselves.” IfsWellsMayEndsAirSeaLandWasteMessagesResourcesRegardEnvironmentalFinalsDrawingQuartersConsumptionCurtainsStewardshipUndisciplined Author:Richard J. Foster
“Chile needs Bolivian natural resources and Bolivia needs access to the sea. Under those circumstances, it must be possible to find a solution in the interest of both countries.” NeedsCountryInterestNaturalSeaCircumstancesSolutionsResourcesAccessNatural ResourcesChileBolivia Author:Evo Morales
“Everybody is always talking about droughts and sea level rise, but when human civilization, with more crowding and greater resource depletion, is under that much stress, it translates into wars and huge displaced populations. The Syrian refugee crisis is just a first taste of what it's going to be like. I don't want my kids growing up in that kind of world.” WorldWantFirstsHumansKindWarKidsLevelsTalkingGrowing UpGreaterGrowingSeaHugeCivilizationTasteResourcesStressCrisisPopulationTranslateRefugeeDroughtKids Growing UpRefugee CrisisHuman CivilizationSyrian RefugeesSea Level RiseResource Depletion Author:James Cameron
“Sea level rise and destruction of water resources as glaciers melt alone may have horrendous human consequences.” HumansMayWaterLevelsSeaConsequenceResourcesDestructionGlaciersWater ResourcesSea Level Rise Author:Noam Chomsky
“Further devastation of the air, land and sea is obviously a very real possibility, unless the attitudes of politicians and all who irresponsibly exploit our natural resources change significantly in the very near future and all collaborate and sacrifice for the good of the planet.” RealNaturalAttitudeSacrificeAirSeaLandPossibilityPlanetsPoliticianResourcesExploitsNatural ResourcesDevastationLand And Sea Author:Viggo Mortensen
“We believe no more in Bonaparte's fighting merely for the liberties of the seas than in Great Britain's fighting for the liberties of mankind. The object is the same, to draw to themselves the power, the wealth and the resources of other nations.” BelieveFightingNationsWealthLibertySeaMankindObjectsDrawsResourcesBritainGreat BritainBonaparte Book:The Works of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence and Papers, 1808-1816 Source: The Works of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence and Papers, 1808-1816