Any design, whether it’s for a ship or an airplane, must be done in anticipation of potential failures. — Henry Petroski Tags: #Potential, #Ship, #Airplane, #HenryPetroski, #American, #AuthorMini who’s who: Henry Petroski : American Author Born:...
Look, we want freedom and we want liberty in this country. But we’ve also got to have the guts to stand up and run a tight ship in America. Morality is now a word that many people consider very square and outdated. But if we don’t stand up for it, we...
On Staten Island, there’s a ship graveyard. I’m using that a lot, even for ‘Under the Dome.’ When I’m dissatisfied with a location scout, I go on Google Earth. It’s an amazing tool. — Niels Arden Oplev Tags: #Earth, #Ship,...
Neither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope. — Epictetus Tags: #Life, #Small, #Ship, #Epictetus, #Greek, #PhilosopherMini who’s who: Epictetus : Greek Philosopher Born: 55 Died:...
Just as I shall select my ship when I am about to go on a voyage, or my house when I propose to take a residence, so I shall choose my death when I am about to depart from life. — Seneca Tags: #Life, #Ship, #Choose, #Seneca, #Roman, #WriterMini who’s who:...