| "I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving -- we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it -- but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor." »Oliver Wendell Holmes |
| "The best-laid schemes o' mice an 'menGang aft agley." »Robert Burns |
| "The best laid schemes o' Mice an' Men, Gang aft agley, An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain, For promis'd joy" »Robert Burns |
| "It is the characteristic excellence of the strong man that he can bring momentous issues to the fore and make a decision about them. The weak are always forced to decide between alternatives they have not chosen themselves." »Dietrich Bonhoeffer |
| "The right things to do are those that keep our violence in abeyance the wrong things are those that bring it to the fore." »Robert J. Sawyer |
| "I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship." »Louisa May Alcott |
| "He that will not sail till all dangers are over must never put to sea." »Thomas Fuller |
| "Raise your sail one foot and you get ten feet of wind." »Chinese Proverb |
| "Thought is the wind, knowledge the sail, and mankind the vessel." »Augustus Hare |
| "To Robert Fulton What, sir, would you make a ship sail against the wind and currents by lighting a bonfire under her deck I pray you excuse me. I have no time to listen to such nonsense." »Napoleon I |
| "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." »Mark Twain |
| "When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal." »Napolean Hill |
| "Why cross an ocean when you can cross a river Why should we sail to Washington when we can meet right away 10 miles from here (On Middle East peace initiative)" »Shimon Peres |
| "Ships at a distance have every man's wish on board. For some they come in with the tide. For others they sail forever on the horizon, never out of sight, never landing until the Watcher turns his eyes away in resignation, his dreams mocked to death by Time. That is the life of men." »Zora Neale Hurston |
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