Quotes about Ship

With a philosophical flourish Cato throws himself upon his sword; I quietly take to the ship. There is nothing surprising in this. If they but knew it, almost all men in their degree, some time or other, cherish very nearly the same feelings towards the ocean with me.

I wait, for the household to assemble. Household: that is what we are. The Commander is the head of the household. The house is what he holds. To have and to hold, till death do us part. The hold of a ship. Hollow.

You can't stop the raging storm, but singing can change the hearts and spirits of the people who are together on that ship.

The only purpose of starting is to finish, and while the projects we do are never really finished, they must ship.

alternative to planning on late is to initiate before it's required, to ship before deadline, to put the idea out there before the crisis hits. This act of bravery actually gives you influence, leverage, and control in a way that planning on late never can. Dandelion

T]hose who can take that crabbed tree handsomely upon their back, and fasten it on cannily, shall find it such a burden as wings unto a bird, or sails to a ship.

Every ship sailing the sea of life needs to have the divine Pilot on board; but when storms arise, when tempests threaten, many persons push their Pilot overboard, and commit their bark into the hand of finite man, or try to steer it themselves.

Notwithstanding all this furniture, there was still room to turn around in, but not to swing a cat in, at least with entire security to the cat. However, the room was large, for a ship's stateroom, and was in every way satisfactory.

The human heart is like a ship on a stormy sea driven about by winds blowing from all four corners of heaven.

You don't command wind in the direction it blows, but you command a ship in the direction it sails.

The human heart is like a ship on a stormy sea driven about by winds blowing from all four corners of heaven.

Journeys are the midwives of thought. Few places are more conducive to internal conversations than a moving plane, ship or train.