Sail Quotes

512 Sail quotes by 385 unique authors

I've always wanted to sail around the world in a handmade boat, and I built a boat. — Will Ferrell
There's this misconception that the Navy is this cruise ship, and you get to go out and sail around, and every now and then, you… — Tom Hanks
Thought is the wind, knowledge the sail, and mankind the vessel. — Augustus Hare
A sailing ship is no democracy; you don't caucus a crew as to where you'll go anymore than you inquire when they'd like to shorten… — Sterling Hayden
When I go abroad I always sail from Boston because it is such a pleasant place to get away from. — Oliver Herford
Loki in 'Thor' is the most incredible springboard into a sort of excavation of the darker aspects of human nature. So that was thrilling, coming… — Tom Hiddleston
When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted… — Napoleon Hill
To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind, and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor. — Oliver Wendell Holmes
Most people are willing to take the Sermon on the Mount as a flag to sail under, but few will use it as a rudder… — Oliver Wendell Holmes
There is a Japanese proverb that literally goes 'Raise the sail with your stronger hand,' meaning you must go after the opportunities that arise in… — Soichiro Honda
My parents were drawn to the idea that there was space and opportunity in Australia. For the meagre sum of £10, you could sail your… — Hugh Jackman
I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way. — John Paul Jones
We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch - we are… — John F. Kennedy
When you're young you think that you're going to sail into a lovely lake of quietude and peace. This is profoundly untrue. — Doris Lessing
He who studies medicine without books sails an uncharted sea, but he who studies medicine without patients does not go to sea at all. — William Osler
We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must learn to sail in high winds. — Aristotle Onassis
We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails. — Dolly Parton
We sail within a vast sphere, ever drifting in uncertainty, driven from end to end. — Blaise Pascal
Less judgment than wit is more sail than ballast. — William Penn
On life's vast ocean diversely we sail. Reasons the card, but passion the gale. — Alexander Pope

Who Wrote These Sail Quotes

385 authors contributed a total of 512 Sail Quotes, led by these top contributors: