Captain James Cook

Famous quotes containing the words captain, james and/or cook:

    We are taking the Nautilus down for the last time.
    Earl Felton, and Richard Fleischer. Captain Nemo (James Mason)

    ... if we take the universe of ‘fitting,’ countless coats ‘fit’ backs, and countless boots ‘fit’ feet, on which they are not practically fitted; countless stones ‘fit’ gaps in walls into which no one seeks to fit them actually. In the same way countless opinions ‘fit’ realities, and countless truths are valid, tho no thinker ever thinks them.
    —William James (1842–1910)

    Even the cleverest housewife can’t cook without rice.
    Chinese proverb.