Quotes About Navigation

So, I have no sense of direction. In some of us it is a TRAGIC FLAW, and

'Tis the set of the sail that decides the goal, and not the storm of life

One ship drives east and other drives west by the same winds that blow. It's the set of the sails and not the gales that determines the way they go.

One ship drives east and another drives west With the selfsame winds that blow. Tis the set of the sails And not the gales Which tells us the way to go. Like the winds of the seas are the ways of fate, As we voyage along through the life: Tis the set of a soul That decides its goal, And not the calm or the strife.

Designers provide ways into—and out of—the flood of words by breaking up text into pieces and offering shortcuts and alternate routes through masses of information. (...) Although many books define the purpose of typography as enhancing the readability of the written word, one of design's most humane functions is, in actuality, to help readers avoid reading.

He leaves in the background of fame all other navigators whose names are written in the priceless annals of discovery.

Bay of Biscay and so down the English Channel

Men read maps better than women because only men can understand the concept of an inch equaling a hundred miles.

We are asleep with compasses in our hands.

I'm awful with directions, and I'm not very handy around the house.

the wisdom of age is like the fixed stars that shine so unchanged that the sailor may depend upon them to steer his course.

I'm at sea, lieutenant … We probably both are. Except that you, you fight the waves, you mean to go in a definite direction, whereas I let myself drift with the current, clutching here and there on a passing branch.

drive him to Great Russell Street.

Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World.

I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it - but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.

Stood off and on during the night, determining not to come to anchor till morning, fearing to meet with shoals; continued our course in the morning; and as the island was found to be six or seven leagues distant, and the tide was against us, it was noon when we arrived there.

I don't hunt, I don't camp, and I get lost on my subway to work here in Times Square!

Pulsars are in an ideal part of the universe to test Einstein's theory of relativity - so far, it's holding up well. They may even one day act as navigational beacons for spacecraft. I'll never tire of them; they really are the most extraordinary objects.

The Titanic hit the iceberg not because they could not see it coming but because they could not change direction.

I feel like I present the way I need to present in order to survive and feel like I can navigate.

The Pacific is the best toilet for satellites.

I couldn't help thinkin' if she was as far out o' town as she was out o' tune, she wouldn't get back in a day.

Friends are the sailors who guide your rickety boat safely across the dangerous waters of life.

Q: Why do so many white people get lost skiing? A: It's hard to find them in the snow.