Sinks Cave System

Famous quotes containing the words sinks, cave and/or system:

    “The planter, who is Man sent out into the field to gather food, is seldom cheered by any idea of the true dignity of his ministry. He sees his bushel and his cart, and nothing beyond, and sinks into the farmer, instead of Man on the farm.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    “I was thewed like an Auroch bull,
    And tusked like the great Cave Bear;
    And you, my sweet, from head to feet,
    Were gowned in your glorious hair.”
    —Langdon Smith (1858–1908)

    “Some rough political choices lie ahead. Should affirmative action be retained? Should preference be given to people on the basis of income rather than race? Should the system be—and can it be—scrapped altogether?”
    —David K. Shipler (b. 1942)