Midshipmite Quotes

#1. Oh, I am a cook and a captain bold,
And the mate of the Nancybrig,
And a bos'sun tight, and a midshipmite,
And the crew of the captain's gig!

W.S. Gilbert

#2. There's more power in the simpler things, I think.

Robin Trower

#3. We have devalued the singular human capacity to see things whole in all their psychic, emotional and moral dimensions, and we have replaced this with faith in the powers of technical calculation.

Neil Postman

#4. It's almost impossible to reconcile the realities of how one feels during the day, hour by hour. But I approach things not cynically.

Maira Kalman

#5. I have candy all the time. I live on gummy bears and peach rings. They're like dried-up peaches, only dipped in sugar. You can get 'em at gas stations. They're like 99 cents for four bags. And cashews. I love cashews.

Miley Cyrus

#6. When politics is elevated over business, economic disaster follows.

James Cook

#7. I've always had such wonderful opportunities, but I never made the effort, haven't put on the pressure. But I never took them.

Diana Vreeland

#8. As a presidential candidate, Mr. Trump is going to get tough questions from the press and has to answer them.

Randy Falco

#9. I'd love them to have adorable little American accents, but I do want to bring my kids up in Australia; it's such a good lifestyle.

Margot Robbie

#10. In the course of the year I spent trying to raise money, I spoke to 242 people, and 217 of them said no.

Howard Schultz

#11. I have quite a lot of fans in Holland because that is where my mother is from, in fact I have a fan club there, and the fans don't always get the chance to see us drive the cars because getting to races across Europe isn't always possible for them.

Nelson Piquet

#12. Never rise to speak till you have something to say; and when you have said it, cease.

John Witherspoon