William Dampier Quotes

In the road ships must ride in 30, 40, or 50 fathom water, not above half a mile from the shore at farthest: and if there are many ships they must ride close one by another.

William Dampier

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: explorer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: July 10, 1908 - September 11, 1908

Topics

WaterRideRoadShoreHalfAbove

I am not about to let the people who so mismanaged the state budget now try to manage local government.

Jim Doyle

GovernmentI AmPeopleBudgetTry

I think one of the things that I picked up from Nigeria is the constant pressure to be excellent. Parents drill in this responsibility towards family, but also a responsibility toward making sure your family name is heralded.

Jidenna

FamilyResponsibilityParentsThink

Dad didn't wear the guns unless a report card came in that he didn't particularly dig.

John Ritter

GunsWearDigReportHeCame

Just before my 16th birthday, Natalie Dormer said to me, 'As soon as you turn 16, you're going to work adult hours. People will try take advantage of you, so it's important not to be a pushover.'

Sophie Turner

WorkBirthdayPeopleMeYouSaid

Ensure your employees understand what your brand stands for so they can be your first line of word-of-mouth advertising.

Simon Mainwaring

AdvertisingBrandEmployeesFirst

Good actors, you always know what they're thinking. That's why they're good actors.

Ron Livingston

GoodThinkingYouKnowWhyAlways

Falling in love is awesome, but I'm never drawn to happy songs per se, so whenever you sit down to write a heartbreak song and you're happily in love, it's like, 'OK, now I have to go back to a sad place to get something good.'

Miranda Lambert

LoveGoodSadLove IsHappySong

Some prices are just too high, no matter how much you may want the prize. The one thing you can't trade for your heart's desire is your heart.

Lois McMaster Bujold

HeartYouDesireWantMatterHigh

There have been multitudes of times in my career where I could have taken an easier road or a more commercial path, and I've been just like, 'That's not gonna make me happy.'

Chris Robinson

PathHappyMeRoadCareerMore

The Bible was a consolation to a fellow alone in the old cell. The lovely thin paper with a bit of matress stuffing in it, if you could get a match, was as good a smoke as I ever tasted.

Brendan Behan

GoodAloneBibleYouSmokeLovely

In sport, you just have to take what you can get.

Bradley Wiggins

YouTakeGetJustSport

I've got a tough act to follow.

Scott Caan

ToughFollowActGot

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