Quotes About Navigation

Well, you can't see, mouse-brain! Jaypaw felt his neck fur bristling at the stupid question. "Everything's dark. But I can hear and scent okay, so that's how I find my way around.

What's with you men? Would hair stop growing on your chest if you asked directions somewhere?

A stood for altimeter. It told how high a man flew. B stood for boost. It told the power in the engines. C stood for compass. It told in which direction a man was proceeding. It was delightfully simple.

Our drifting home had no rudder to guide it, no sail to give it speed. We

Without good direction, people lose their way; the more wise counsel you follow, the better your chances.

Math education has changed over the years. In the 19th century, they taught spherical trigonometry because one of the biggest applications of mathematics was navigating the ocean. This is no longer so relevant.

Although their maneuverability is limited, blind flies can fly remarkably well.

When I was the captain of a ship I never failed to bring my ship to port and I won't fail to bring Romania to safe harbor. The belief that the president no longer represents the people is false.

The easiest gift to give my husband is anything to do with airlines and flying.

Without anxiety and illness I should have been like a ship without a rudder.

I didn't realize Boston was so easy to get around. In my head, I imagined Boston being this really sprawling city.

concentrating on a magnetized needle prevents one from participating in the real universe, seen and unseen, where a sailboat moves.

If you don't know where you're going, you might wind up someplace else.

A compass needle, though it's made of steel, Always trembles before it settles down. Your hand's just looking for its pole, that's all.

To the dock!" Kirk replied with a big laugh. "Get it? To the doc!

Instead of putting a firm hand on the wheel, many leaders seem unable to steer toward safe ports in the storm.

Not considering this opening worthy of more attention, I continued our pursuit to the Northwest, being desirous to embrace the advantages of the prevailing breeze.

Oh, I was some efficiency expert. On my first day, I couldn't find my own office in Hartford and wound up in the Post Office.

He who rides the sea of the Nile must have sails woven of patience.

Mind your way forward and find your way back

changed to the elevated at the South Station, and at about twelve o'clock had climbed down the steps at Battery Street and struck along the old waterfront past Constitution Wharf. I didn't keep track of the cross streets, and can't tell you yet which it was we turned up, but I know it wasn't Greenough Lane.

S. Latitude 34° 21?, W. Longitude 152° 17?

London seemed like a house with five thousand rooms, all different; the kick was to work out how they connected, and eventually to walk through all of them.

You read me," Myron said, "like Vasco da Gama reads a map." Dimonte