I used to own an island in the Seychelles and had a big boat there and one day I came across some… — Wilbur Smith Copy Share Image
Our military leaders don't seize power in coups; our soldiers and sailors don't go on strike for higher pay or benefits; our… — Kathleen Troia McFarland Copy Share Image
I've always loved the songs of the sea. I was first introduced to them back in 1957, at the Old Town School… — Roger McGuinn Copy Share Image
“We of the sea come to know each other quickly; our loves, like our hates, are born of sudden dangers.” — Lew Wallace Copy Share Image
“I had a romance novel inside me, but I paid three sailors to beat it out of me with steel pipes.” — Patton Oswalt Copy Share Image
On 9/11, 2001, the Navy stood at 316 ships. By 2008, after one of the great military buildups in American history, we… — Ray Mabus Copy Share Image
Like solo sailors venturing into the Southern Ocean, climbers are seduced by risk. The desire to push to a summit or scale… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
“When I finally did confront Mr. Arcott, after my return to Falchester, he had the cheek to try and argue that his… — Marie Brennan Copy Share Image
“The Mayflower sped across the white-tipped waves once the voyage was under way, and the passengers were quickly afflicted with seasickness. The… — Tony Williams Copy Share Image
“The strongest storms make the best sailors. The strongest games make the best players. Tougher challenges make the best leaders.” — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
“The true substance of love lies in the act of howling words of love with a desperation of a man jumping into… — Osamu Dazai Copy Share Image
“They don't take the Bible as a general thing, sailors don't; though I will say that I never saw the man at… — Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Copy Share Image
Everyone in Denmark has at least two or three sailors in their family; sea travel is part of the DNA of our… — Tobias Lindholm Copy Share Image
“Black seamen - or "Black Jacks" as African sailors were known - enjoyed a refreshing world of liberty and equality. Even if… — Tony Williams Copy Share Image
“one captain, seizing the line-knife from his broken prow, had dashed at the whale, as an Arkansas duelist at his foe, blindly… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
“And although in many cases these unions proved happy enough, sailors being excellent husbands, often away and handy about the house when… — Patrick O'Brian Copy Share Image
All Marines, sailors and civilian Marines, regardless of sexual orientation, are Marines first. Every Marine is a valued member of our war-fighting… — James F. Amos Copy Share Image
Here are also the two vessels, but the San Carlos without sailors, all having died of the scurvy, except two. — Junipero Serra Copy Share Image
When I do all-hands calls - and I do a lot of all-hands calls - and I look out across 50 people,… — Ray Mabus Copy Share Image
“Springtime blooms the starry tree Bearing fruit the mariners see. High by night and low by dawn The silver apple guides us… — F.T. McKinstry Copy Share Image
People actually get sponsors based on the merits of the Cup, not on the merits of the sailors. — John Sweeney Copy Share Image
“Ms. Wrack's mother, Mrs. Wrack, had been a mermaid: a proper one who lived on a rock and combed her hair and… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
“If they will only hold their hands until the season is over, he promises them a royal carnival, when all grudges can… — Jack London Copy Share Image
“O Sailor! It’s the way I want to be It’s beyond the pale for me It’s what being unknown is all about… — Tapan Ghosh Copy Share Image
