Linda Greenlaw

(1960) Sailor United States

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Linda Greenlaw is a sailor from the United States, best known for All Fishermen Are Liars: True Tales from the Dry Dock Bar.

Quick Facts About Linda Greenlaw

Born: December 22, 1960
Nationality: United States
Profession: Sailor
Notable works: All Fishermen Are Liars: True Tales from the Dry Dock Bar

About Linda Greenlaw

Linda Greenlaw is a best-selling author of books with maritime themes and the only female swordfishing boat captain on the East Coast of the United States. She was featured in the 1997 book The Perfect Storm and the film The Perfect Storm.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Linda Greenlaw

The only thing worse than feeling that you are going to die is the realization that you probably won't.

Linda Greenlaw

Feelings

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“Being a mother isn't easy.”

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Mother

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Mistakes are expensive. Mistakes are good, because we can learn from them. I must be a slow learner because I repeat most…

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Expensive

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“We mothers have to be part sleuth, I realized.”

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Mother

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“...anyone who chooses to make fishing his occupation solely for the money is in the wrong business. If no thrill is experienced…

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Business

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I am a woman. I am a fisherman. As I have said, I am not a fisherwoman, fisherlady, or fishergirl.

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Fisherman

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What I do is called 'fishing.' If it was easy, we would refer to it as 'catching,' and there would be a…

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Catching

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“...we mothers lose a lot of sleep, I realized.”

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Mother

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