Quotes About Navigation

remember what my father taught me about orienting. Look for a large marker, then a small one. Find the mountain, then look for the valley, then the tree. Or in the treasure-hunting world, the breakers, the reef, then the cove.

It isn't always the fittest who survive, but the people who have the information, those who clock the exits. I could find in relentless occupation what I could never find in helplessness: a way through.

The lack of a compass did not seem to concern him, as he would orient himself by the stars, one star in particular. 'Orion shone brightly,' he later recalled. 'Scarcely a year before he had guided me when lost in the desert to the banks of the Nile. He had given me water. Now he should lead me to freedom.' 79 People often believe in their stars in a general way; Churchill actually specified which one it was.

Why, yes, of course." The man put a hand to his head. "How rude of me! I am Capitán Colón. Capitán Cristóbal Colón, master of the Santa Maria, at your service." He gave a little bow. "Colón?" David asked. "Columbus? You are Christopher Columbus?" "Yes." The man smiled, a bit confused. "Columbus is the English pronunciation of my name, but your Portuguese is flawless. I naturally assumed . . ." David

I made what must have been about a sixty-point turn and eventually managed to squeeze out of the small and crowded car park at the rear

landing strip.

I always end up where the road I've chosen takes me.

What if others suffer shipwreck, yet none that sail with Jesus have ever been stranded yet.

A Web site that promotes flow is like a gourmet meal. You start off with the appetizers, move on to the salads and entrees, and build toward dessert. Unfortunately, most sites are built like a cafeteria. You pick whatever you want. That sounds good at first, but soon it doesn't matter what you choose to do. Everything is bland and the same.

Anyone can take the wheel of the ship in calm water but it's not so easy when it's not calm water. You can't just enjoy the good times, you have to be resilient in the tough times.

For the information of young hunters, I will just say, in this place, that whenever a fellow gets bad lost, the way home is just the way he don't think it is. This rule will hit nine times out of ten.

How often I found where I should be going only by setting out for somewhere else.

I like geography. I like to know where places are.

Let me do it. You tell me when you want it and where you want it to land, and I'll do it backwards and tell you when to take off.

It's impossible to map out a route to your destination if you don't know where you're starting from.

Whereas I think in New York every step is a detour in every direction.

Whereas the U.S. views its naval role in the Pacific as a force for keeping the seas free for navigation by all, China sees things quite differently.

Civilian law around aviation is much looser than those governing military. Civilian planes can basically fly wherever they want in the world.

If you know your destination, choosing a route - while not trivial - is manageable.

Because when we're in space, my job is primarily getting us there and getting us back.

A philosophical problem has the form: I don't know my way about.

I have a terrible sense of direction.

I'm not an experienced sailor.

I feel a lot like Magellan. You know - the great explorer during the Age of Exploration.