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The People's Armed Forces Maritime Militia don't fish, they have automatic weapons aboard and reinforced hulls, making them very dangerous at close range. Also, they have a top speed of around 18-22 knots, making them faster than 90 % of the world's fishing boats.

– Carl Schuster

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Sailors train regularly to man this ship to the utmost of its capabilities, which means that on favorable weather conditions its sails could propel it well past 10 knots, whilst this is not a speed comparable to modern ships, when combined with a proficient crew, it would certainly give the ship an edge over four narcos on a home made drug-carrying raft, fast as it could have been.

– Alessio Patalano

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The Maritime Militia don't fish, the People have automatic weapons aboard and reinforced hulls, making The People very dangerous at close range. Also, The People have a top speed of around 18-22 knots, making The People faster than 90 % of the world's fishing boats.

– Carl Schuster

Found on CNN
3 years ago

If we get that recovery that I expect to start coming on stream, probably at a rate of knots from the second quarter, that will hopefully...improve the prospects of re-employment.

– Andy Haldane

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

We had a problem with the boat, we think we hit something that damaged the front of the boat so we had to stop the boat to make a repair, we had to head to Spain to fix it so we could continue in the race. Then the weather got pretty bad -- for a little while 35 to 40 knots( about 65-75 kph) for a couple of hours. We decided to stop and wait until it moved away, to wait until the sea conditions were okay.

– Alex Thomson

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I’m still worried, I have knots to my stomach, finally starting to subside a little bit. It’s an overwhelming feeling that they’re safe and back with me.

– Steven Carrigan

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

The vehicle is fine, the ground winds did not cooperate … the winds were just a couple of knots too high – we take a very conservative approach to these launches.

– Vernon Thorpe

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

I think we will listen to what the Commission and the Greek minister has to say and where the discussion is stuck. Then we will decide on whether we will put it back on their plate or whether we can cut through some knots. I expect it to be the former.

– Jeroen Dijsselbloem

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

While the GOP may want to spin a good yarn on this, let's not get tied up in knots, we wanted to accommodate the press, allow her to greet voters, and allow the press to be right there in the parade with her as opposed to preset locations. And that's what we did.

– Nick Merrill

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Known for his searing intellect, fiercely competitive spirit, and quick wit, John Heyburn untangled countless legal knots and delivered sweeping legal opinions on cases of incredible complexity.

– Mitch McConnell

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I’m seeing progress but it's like unraveling a big ball of knots.

– Hal Donahue

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

We now don’t expect the impact in Auckland to be as high as first feared, readings around 20 miles north of Auckland have been about 50 knots( 92.6 kph) and the impact predictions in Auckland have been downgraded.

– Gonzalo Infante

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Falling asleep it's really hard, a boat like that could capsize in a few seconds, as we all know. The average speed is something like 30 knots or whatever.

– Ronan Lucas

Found on CNN
9 years ago

I wonder, among all the tangles of this mortal coil, which one contains tighter knots to undo, and consequently suggests more tugging, and pain, and diversified elements of misery, than the marriage tie.

– Edith Wharton

added by anonymous
10 years ago

Let the minor genius go his light way and enjoy his life - the great nature cannot so live, he is never really in holiday mood, even though he often plucks flowers by the wayside and ties them into knots and garlands like little children and lays out on a sunny morning.

– W. B. Yeats

added by anonymous
13 years ago

Human life is a continuous thread which each of us spins to his own pattern, rich and complex in meaning. There are no natural knots in it. Yet knots form, nearly always in adolescence.

– Henri Estienne

added by anonymous
14 years ago

I've learned that we cannot forget or throw away our past, But we must not allow our past to control us either. We must learn and grow from our past failures, Disappointments, pains and experiences. Reset our goals and priorities... and move forward. Start TODAY, by Un-Ty-ing the knots that LIMIT you

– Ty Howard

added by anonymous
14 years ago

We learn the rope of life by untying its knots.

– Jean Toomer

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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