"It is not the ship so much as the skillful sailing that assures the prosperous voyage." – George William Curtis
“It is not the ship so much as the skillful sailing that assures the prosperous voyage.” – George William Curtis
Category: Quotes of the day
"Thats what a ship is, you know. Its not a keel and a hull and a deck and sails. Thats what a ship needs. But what a ship is. What the Black Pearl really is . . . is freedom." – Johnny Depp
“Thats what a ship is, you know. Its not a keel and a hull and a deck and sails. Thats what a ship needs. But …
"This Shit Is Easy-Peasy, Pumpkin-Peasy….Pumpkin Pie Motherf***ers." – Gerard Way
“This Shit Is Easy-Peasy, Pumpkin-Peasy….Pumpkin Pie Motherf***ers.” – Gerard Way
"In the past six months, we’ve gotten a much larger piece of a much smaller pie." – David Jacobson
“In the past six months, we’ve gotten a much larger piece of a much smaller pie.” – David Jacobson
"After verification, we found the reports concerning Ugandan incursions (into Congo) to be credible." – Kemal Saiki
“After verification, we found the reports concerning Ugandan incursions (into Congo) to be credible.” – Kemal Saiki
"The mistletoe hung in the castle hall, / The holly branch shone on the old oak wall." – Thomas Haynes Bayly
“The mistletoe hung in the castle hall, / The holly branch shone on the old oak wall.” – Thomas Haynes Bayly
John Neal
“A certain amount of opposition is a great help to a man; it is what he wants and must have to be good for anything. …
"Every philosophy is the philosophy of some stage of life." – Friedrich Nietzsche
“Every philosophy is the philosophy of some stage of life.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
Kent Nerburn
“Do not fall prey to the false belief that mastery and domination are synonymous with manliness.” Kent Nerburn quotes
"For better or for worse no one can erase history however; we can learn not to repeat the bad events again if we are wise – Sylvia Morgan" – Sylvia Morgan
“For better or for worse no one can erase history however; we can learn not to repeat the bad events again if we are wise …
"And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin." – Bible
“And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.” – Bible
"He’s the pulse. I don’t know how bad it is, but it could be devastating." – Troy Vincent
“He’s the pulse. I don’t know how bad it is, but it could be devastating.” – Troy Vincent
"The physician who killed me, Neither bled, purge or pilled me, Nor counted my pulse but it comes to the same, In the height of my fever I thought of his name" – Nicarchus
“The physician who killed me, Neither bled, purge or pilled me, Nor counted my pulse but it comes to the same, In the height of …
Jerry Frankhauser
“Affirmations are like prescriptions for certain aspects of yourself you want to change.” Jerry Frankhauser quotes
"Life is without meaning. You bring the meaning to it. The meaning of life is Whatever you ascribe it to be. Being alive is the meaning." – Joseph Campbell
“Life is without meaning. You bring the meaning to it. The meaning of life is Whatever you ascribe it to be. Being alive is the …
"It [this report] is less inflationary than what we saw earlier this year. Bottom line, things are definitely slowing down a bit." – Christopher Low
“It is less inflationary than what we saw earlier this year. Bottom line, things are definitely slowing down a bit.” – Christopher Low
"Stocks in the financial and consumer discretionary sectors look particularly vulnerable as the perception is that inflationary pressures will keep mounting and the Fed is not done with raising rates." – David Joy
“Stocks in the financial and consumer discretionary sectors look particularly vulnerable as the perception is that inflationary pressures will keep mounting and the Fed is …
"Be remembered for who you are and what you stand for." – Anthony Mizzi
“Be remembered for who you are and what you stand for.” – Anthony Mizzi
"Remember, in every woman is a mother" – sotonye anga
“Remember, in every woman is a mother” – sotonye anga
Dorothy Fields
“Love is the reason for it all.” Dorothy Fields quotes
"Great Spirit, help me never to judge another until I have walked in his moccasins." – Dan Stanford
“Great Spirit, help me never to judge another until I have walked in his moccasins.” – Dan Stanford
"Until you walk a mile in another man’s moccasins you can’t imagine the smell." – Robert Byrne
“Until you walk a mile in another man’s moccasins you can’t imagine the smell.” – Robert Byrne
"This is my sixth year now. I’ve never seen this many all-stars in the locker room at the same time." – Adrian Wilson
“This is my sixth year now. I’ve never seen this many all-stars in the locker room at the same time.” – Adrian Wilson
Ice T.
“It’s not about vein’ mad at everything. It’s about bein’ REALLY mad at the right stuff.” Ice T. quotes
"How about our Dutch umpire?" – Rich Rieker
“How about our Dutch umpire?” – Rich Rieker
"If we get funded to the level (Dutch engineers) get funded and have the national backing they have, we’re going to do some fantastic things. There’s nothing magical about what they do." – Al Naomi
“If we get funded to the level (Dutch engineers) get funded and have the national backing they have, we’re going to do some fantastic things. …
"To remain young while growing old is the highest blessing" – German Proverb
“To remain young while growing old is the highest blessing” – German Proverb
"This is a token of recognition of your personal contribution to the Russian-American cultural relations and of your merits in strengthening mutual trust and understanding between our two peoples," – Vladimir Putin
“This is a token of recognition of your personal contribution to the Russian-American cultural relations and of your merits in strengthening mutual trust and understanding …
"A Frenchwoman, when double-crossed, will kill her rival; the Italian woman would rather kill her deceitful lover; the Englishwoman simply breaks off relations-but they all will console themselves with another man." – Charles Boyer
“A Frenchwoman, when double-crossed, will kill her rival; the Italian woman would rather kill her deceitful lover; the Englishwoman simply breaks off relations-but they all …
"Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches." – Bible
“Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.” – Bible
"I’ve been a waitress since I was 15 years old. I started at what used to the Dutch Kitchen at the corner of West Grand Avenue and Fourth Street." – Jackie Spafford
“I’ve been a waitress since I was 15 years old. I started at what used to the Dutch Kitchen at the corner of West Grand …
"I said it in Hebrew – I said it in Dutch – / I said it in German and Greek; / But I wholly forgot (and it vexes me much) / That English is what you speak!" – Lewis Carroll
“I said it in Hebrew – I said it in Dutch – / I said it in German and Greek; / But I wholly forgot …
"And both of them discovered themselves unto the garrison of the Philistines: and the Philistines said, Behold, the Hebrews come forth out of the holes where they had hid themselves." – Bible
“And both of them discovered themselves unto the garrison of the Philistines: and the Philistines said, Behold, the Hebrews come forth out of the holes …
"I was not sure I wanted to issue orders to life; I rather liked the Greek notion of allowing Chance to take a formative hand in my affairs" – Robertson Davies
“I was not sure I wanted to issue orders to life; I rather liked the Greek notion of allowing Chance to take a formative hand …
"She was looking at you Hebrew." – Chris Perkins
“She was looking at you Hebrew.” – Chris Perkins
"Style is a fraud. I always felt the Greeks were hiding behind their columns." – Willem de Kooning
“Style is a fraud. I always felt the Greeks were hiding behind their columns.” – Willem de Kooning
"The Dutch are a great team," – Jordi Arrese
“The Dutch are a great team,” – Jordi Arrese
"That is part of the story. The story of Moses is the only one that is part of Hebrew, Muslim and Christian tradition. It has a lot of meaning, especially today with what is happening in the Middle East." – Robert Halmi Sr
“That is part of the story. The story of Moses is the only one that is part of Hebrew, Muslim and Christian tradition. It has …
"The Italians were great, there was no booing." – Catherine O’Connor
“The Italians were great, there was no booing.” – Catherine O’Connor
"Dutch TV has especially expressed interest in the interview. Locally we may go the DVD route – ‘the interview that nobody wanted to broadcast’." – Cliff Saunders
“Dutch TV has especially expressed interest in the interview. Locally we may go the DVD route – ‘the interview that nobody wanted to broadcast’.” – …