Quotes About Transport

By the transport of books, that which is most foreign becomes one's familiar walks and avenues; while that which is most familiar is removed to delightful strangeness; and unmoving, one travels infinite causeways; immobile and thus unfettered.

for reading, once begun, quickly becomes home and circle and court and family, and indeed, without narrative, I felt exiled from my own country. By the transport of books, that which is most foreign becomes one's familiar walks and avenues; while that which is most familiar is removed to delightful strangeness; and unmoving, one travels infinite causeways, immobile and thus unfettered.

Three baggage mules were needed to carry Mary's bed alone

horse-drawn litter covered with velvet and fringed with gold and silk, as well as a coach

Sitting on a cornflake, waiting for the van to come.

By far the biggest expense in this process was shifting the cargo from land transport to ship at the port of departure and moving it back to truck

sixty miles north of Bluestem, as the crow flies, or eighty miles, if the crow were driving a pickup.

There are only four ways to move heat around: convection, conduction, transport, or radiation.

The supply transport's on autopilot most of the way down anyway. I'm just on board so that if it crashes, they can say someone died.

How long do you think it will take them to get a transport here?" I asked. "Are you kidding?" Dad said. "If they didn't send for one the second I was done talking to them, I'll eat my hat." "You don't wear a hat," I said. "I will buy a hat and eat it, then," Dad said.

As a general rule when it's a city bus versus any biological creature, it's safe to bet on the bus.

And finally comes culture, which is entertainment, relaxation, transport out of the pain of living.

While the United States bars FGM within its borders, there is no federal law yet that punishes parents for taking their daughters to their countries of origin for FGM. Bills to deter the transport of girls for FGM have been introduced since 2010, but have not yet passed, which means girls who do not receive an illegal FGM here may still be transported to another country.

You and I come by road or rail, but economists travel on infrastructure.

The bicycle is a curious vehicle. Its passenger is its engine.

As farmers or owners, the poor peasants possess a piece of land. The excellent means of transport enables them often to sell their goods. At the very worst they can mostly provide their own food.

I saw a cavalry captain buy vegetable soup on horseback. He carried the whole mess home in his helmet.

If it's sent by ship then it's a cargo, if it's sent by road then it's a shipment.

My car broke down outside Pizza Hut last night. So I ordered a pizza to be delivered to my house and got a lift from the driver.

Travel in Italy has always been difficult because of the hills and mountains. The Romans of ancient Italy were great engineers, and about 2,000 years ago they laid out a system of roads across the country to improve transport. Some of their routes are still in use today.

Reading is a great way to travel anywhere in the world without making reservations. It's a trip to wherever you wish to go.

I bought a perfect second car... a tow truck.

A hospital bed is a parked taxi with the meter running.

Yes, the giant transport bot is going to help the construct SecUnit pretend to be human. This will go well.