White Swan

White Swan may refer to:

  • White Swan, Washington, a census-designated place in Yakima County, Washington
  • The White Swan, a 19th century establishment in London, England
  • Tupolev Tu-160 (NATO reporting name: Blackjack), a Russian bomber, nicknamed 'White Swan'
  • White Swan (prison), a maximum security prison in Solikamsk, Russia

Famous quotes containing the words white and/or swan:

    “This man was very clever and quick to learn anything in his line. Our tent was of a kind new to him; but when he had once seen it pitched, it was surprising how quickly he would find and prepare the pole and forked stakes to pitch it with, cutting and placing them right the first time, though I am sure that the majority of white men would have blundered several times.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “The reason is:
    rats leave the sinking ship
    but we . . .
    we . . .
    didn’t leave,
    so the ship
    didn’t sink,
    and that’s madness,
    Lear’s song
    that’s Touchstone’s forest jest,
    that’s swan of Avon logic.”
    —Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)