World Sailing Speed

Famous quotes containing the words world, sailing and/or speed:

    “... teaching to me was anathema, chiefly because it would condemn me to a world of petticoats.”
    —Agnes E. Meyer (1887–1970)

    “There’s precious little to say between day and dark,
    Perhaps a few words on the implacable will
    Of time sailing like a magic barque
    Or something as fine for the amenities....”
    —Allen Tate (1899–1979)

    “There was such speed in her little body,
    And such lightness in her footfall,
    It is no wonder her brown study
    Astonishes us all.”
    —John Crowe Ransom (1888–1974)