--- title: "2 Fisherman Quotes By Linda Greenlaw" description: "2 Fisherman quotes by Linda Greenlaw. Plus more from Linda Greenlaw and more Fisherman sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b16/linda-greenlaw-47131_business_anyone-who-chooses-to-make-fishing-his-o_2550573.jpg" --- > [“...anyone who chooses to make fishing his occupation solely for the money is in the wrong business. If no thrill is experienced in catching fish, no satisfaction in going to sea and returning to shore, no pride in exclaiming "I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-greenlaw/anyone-who-chooses-to-make-fishing-his-occupation-solely-for-the/) [Linda Greenlaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-greenlaw/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b16/linda-greenlaw-47131_business_anyone-who-chooses-to-make-fishing-his-o_2550573.jpg) > [I am a woman. I am a fisherman. As I have said, I am not a fisherwoman, fisherlady, or fishergirl.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-greenlaw/i-am-a-woman-i-am-a-fisherman-as-i-have-said-i-am-not-a-fisherwoman/) [Linda Greenlaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-greenlaw/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d3/linda-greenlaw-47131_fisherman_i-am-a-woman-i-am-a-fisherman-as-i-have_2983847.jpg) ## Other authors on Fisherman - [Mehmet Murat ildan 8 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fisherman/mehmet-murat-ildan/) - [Ed Zern 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fisherman/ed-zern/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-john-d-voelker-51212.jpg) John D. Voelker 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fisherman/john-d-voelker/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henry-david-thoreau-41473.jpg) Henry David Thoreau 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fisherman/henry-david-thoreau/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-norman-maclean-71991.jpg) Norman Maclean 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fisherman/norman-maclean/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-john-gierach-51467.jpg) John Gierach 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fisherman/john-gierach/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-ernest-hemingway-33795.jpg) Ernest Hemingway 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fisherman/ernest-hemingway/) ## More by Linda Greenlaw > [The only thing worse than feeling that you are going to die is the realization that you probably won't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-greenlaw/the-only-thing-worse-than-feeling-that-you-are-going-to-die-is-the/) [Linda Greenlaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-greenlaw/) > [“Being a mother isn't easy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-greenlaw/being-a-mother-isn-t-easy/) [Linda Greenlaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-greenlaw/) > [Mistakes are expensive. Mistakes are good, because we can learn from them. I must be a slow learner because I repeat most of mine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-greenlaw/mistakes-are-expensive-mistakes-are-good-because-we-can-learn-from/) [Linda Greenlaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-greenlaw/) > [“We mothers have to be part sleuth, I realized.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-greenlaw/we-mothers-have-to-be-part-sleuth-i-realized/) [Linda Greenlaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-greenlaw/) > [“...anyone who chooses to make fishing his occupation solely for the money is in the wrong business. If no thrill is experienced in catching…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-greenlaw/anyone-who-chooses-to-make-fishing-his-occupation-solely-for-the/) [Linda Greenlaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-greenlaw/) > [I am a woman. I am a fisherman. As I have said, I am not a fisherwoman, fisherlady, or fishergirl.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-greenlaw/i-am-a-woman-i-am-a-fisherman-as-i-have-said-i-am-not-a-fisherwoman/) [Linda Greenlaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-greenlaw/) > [What I do is called 'fishing.' If it was easy, we would refer to it as 'catching,' and there would be a lot more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-greenlaw/what-i-do-is-called-fishing-if-it-was-easy-we-would-refer-to-it-as/) [Linda Greenlaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-greenlaw/) > [“...we mothers lose a lot of sleep, I realized.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-greenlaw/we-mothers-lose-a-lot-of-sleep-i-realized/) [Linda Greenlaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-greenlaw/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fisherman/linda-greenlaw/#itemlist", "name": "2 Fisherman Quotes By Linda Greenlaw", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“...anyone who chooses to make fishing his occupation solely for the money is in the wrong business. 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