Famous quotes containing the words pacific, big and/or boy:
“The doctor of Geneva stamped the sand
That lay impounding the Pacific swell,
Patted his stove-pipe hat and tugged his shawl.”
—Wallace Stevens (18791955)
“One of the things I considered a delightful experience in school was the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. I didnt realize the gap was so big from the Founding Fathers until now. And I didnt realize they werent talking about me.”
—Maxine Waters (b. 1938)
“A boy not beautiful, nor good, nor clever,
A black cloud full of storms too hot for keeping,
A sword beneath his mothers heart yet never
Woman bewept her babe as this is weeping.”
—John Crowe Ransom (18881974)