Lighthouse Quotes

Without books the development of civilization would have been impossible. They are the engines of change, windows on the world, ''Lighthouses'' as the poet said ''erected in the sea of time'.' They are companions, teachers, magicians, bankers of the treasures of the mind, Books are humanity in print. - Arthur Schopenhauer

When they visit us they enjoy our ocean just as much as we enjoy their Alps. We have lots of family and friends who visit from far away, and they all love to sail in our sailboat from Nahant south to Boston Harbor, to George's Island with its historic fort, to Little Brewster with the oldest lighthouse in America, around Outer Brewster and back past Graves Light to Nahant. - Polly Bradley

We wouldn't want the housing to impact Lake Marie and the rest of the (lighthouse) park. - David Wright

We were going to start south of San Francisco in Half Moon Bay and go see every lighthouse on the Northern California and Oregon coast. That was our (goal). My wife has always been kind of a lighthouse nut. - Merv Adams

We thought the Black River Historical Society was in charge of restoring the lighthouse. We joined the society and became more involved. One thing led to another. - Frank Sipkovsky

We go by the lighthouse; paddle out. After we got out, we paddled way down to get the biggest peak. - George Downing

We congratulate (South) Korea ... for constructing the world stem cell hub as a global lighthouse, safely and responsibly guiding us away from treacherous rocks. - Gerald Schatten

We are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we won't need to tell anybody it does. Lighthouses don't fire cannons to call attention to their shining- they just shine. - Dwight L. Moody

This is the only lighthouse we've ever read about or heard about that has tide pools designed for the handicapped, where you can actually take a wheelchair, go down ramps and go into the Pacific Ocean and touch the urchins and the starfish. That really impressed us. - Merv Adams

This election has to be like a lighthouse for the future of the country. Most of the past elections have been fraudulent. That is why the economy and society is in shambles today. This needs to be a new starting point. - Rosemond Pradel