--- title: "4 Michael J. Tougias Quotes - Famous Novelist" description: "American author... | Michael J. Tougias is an American writer who writes about maritime, survival, leadership, travel, and adventure topics." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e9/michael-j-tougias-68880_recreation_recreation-was-already-talking-200574_200574.jpg" --- # Michael J. Tougias (1955) Novelist **4** quotes in **7** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Michael J. Tougias is a novelist. ## Quick Facts About Michael J. Tougias Born April 27, 1955 Profession Novelist ## About Michael J. Tougias American author... \| Michael J. Tougias is an American writer who writes about maritime, survival, leadership, travel, and adventure topics. ## Quotes by Michael J. Tougias > [“recreation, was already talking”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-j-tougias/recreation-was-already-talking/) Michael J. Tougias [Recreation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/recreation/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e9/michael-j-tougias-68880_recreation_recreation-was-already-talking-200574_200574.jpg) > [“Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us. —Thomas Paine”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-j-tougias/reputation-is-what-men-and-women-think-of-us-character-is-what-god/) Michael J. Tougias [Character](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/330/michael-j-tougias-68880_character_reputation-is-what-men-and-women-think-o_1204499.jpg) > [“It would take another twenty-seven years before the first government-authorized lifesaving stations were erected on Cape Cod. In all, nine stations were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-j-tougias/it-would-take-another-twenty-seven-years-before-the-first-government/) Michael J. Tougias [Cape cod](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cape-cod/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1da/michael-j-tougias-68880_cape-cod_it-would-take-another-twenty-seven-years_2043234.jpg) > [“lay scattered on the shore at Old Harbor. Webber and crew used the motor lifeboat CG 36500 to help the fishermen pull…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-j-tougias/lay-scattered-on-the-shore-at-old-harbor-webber-and-crew-used-the/) Michael J. Tougias [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e3/michael-j-tougias-68880_help-fishermen_lay-scattered-on-the-shore-at-old-harbor_3151744.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-j-tougias/#itemlist", "name": "Michael J. Tougias Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“recreation, was already talking”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Michael J. 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