Quotes about Sailing

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Bad, or good, as it happens to be, that is what it is to exist! . . . It is as though I have been silent and fuddled wit — Malcolm Lowry, Ultramarine
Just about a month from now I'm set adrift, with a diploma for a sail and lots of nerve for oars. — Richard Halliburton
An alternative — and better — definition of reality can be found by naming some of its components: air, sunlight, wind, — Robert M. Pirsig
I really don't know why it is that all of us are so committed to the sea, except I think it's because in addition to the — John F. Kennedy
A war of ideas can no more be won without books than a naval war can be won without ships. Books, like ships, have the t — Franklin D. Roosevelt
There have been times on this trip I’ve been convinced that GPS was wrong. — Chris Robb, Voyages with Kipper: and other Sailing Reminiscences
There is no more thrilling sensation I know of than sailing. It comes as near to flying as man has got to yet - except i — Jerome K. Jerome, Three Men in a Boat
It is as difficult for most poor people to truly believe that they could someday escape poverty as it is for most wealth — Mokokoma Mokhonoana
A sailor is not defined as much by how many seas he has sailed than by how many storms he has overcome. — Matshona Dhliwayo
You don’t command wind in the direction it blows, but you command a ship in the direction it sails. — Matshona Dhliwayo
The winds of fortune tend to favour the sails of those who politely yell out to it, 'Nice to meet you! — Nabil Sabio Azadi
13. If you’re going through difficult times today, hold steady. It will change soon. If you are experiencing smooth sail — James C. Dobson, Life on the Edge: The Next Generation's Guide to a Meaningful Future
At the end of the day…we are anchoring into the peaceful lagoon, smiling at the majestic sun and its flirting rays, slow — Oksana Rus
Maria didn’t fear the sea but, as taught by her father, she respected its power. In her experience the ocean had no inte — Sara Sheridan, On Starlit Seas
Only whispers can tell of the sweet dreams we knew so well. I'll see you around our dear ocean town. — Adam Young, The Black Heart
Sailboats with they were stars, floating softly through the sky, among our dreams that pay goodbye. — Adam Young
Simply sailing in a new direction you could enlarge the world — Allen Curnow
Turn over the rudder in God's name, and sail with the wind heaven sends us. — Catherine of Siena
A small boat that sails the river is better than a large ship that sinks in the sea. — Matshona Dhliwayo
You don't throw a compass overboard because the ocean is calm. — Matshona Dhliwayo