A Quote by Simon Winchester

We associate the North Atlantic with cod. The motto of Newfoundland used to be 'In cod we trust.' It was a joke, but it was essentially true. But there is no cod anymore. And that's extraordinary. It's all because of either greed or politics - Canadian politics.

Simon Winchester

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Simon Winchester
English - Author
Born: September 28, 1944

Cod is more responsible for the discovery of the New World than almost anything else. Drove the Vikings across the North Atlantic, and John Cabot discovered America by looking for cod.

Graydon Carter

If ever there was a fish made to endure, it is the Atlantic cod... But it has among its predators - man, an openmouthed species greedier than cod.

Mark Kurlansky

At Newfoundland, it is said, that dried cod performs the office of money

Jean-Baptiste Say

the personality of St. John's, Newfoundland, hits you like a smack in the face with a dried cod, enthusiastically administered by its citizenry.

Jan Morris

It's harder to kill off fish than mammals. But after 1,000 years of hunting the Atlantic cod, we know that it can be done.

Mark Kurlansky

Thou canst not serve both cod and salmon.

Ada Leverson

A little slower, sweetheart. Cape Cod is freezing over.

Rick Riordan

Well, it seems all the fish in the rivers are dying. Could this be an act of cod?

Colin Mochrie

I started writing 'Cod' at a time when people were first beginning to take an interest in the problem of fisheries because the Grand Banks had closed.

Mark Kurlansky

We all know that small cars are good for us. But so is cod liver oil. And jogging.