Ship Quotes

860 Ship quotes by 656 unique authors

On landing at New York I caught the yellow fever. The kind man who commanded the ship that brought me from France took charge of… — John James Audubon
We never had planned to hijack a ship. We never thought of any war plans outside the Palestinian lands. We wished that the program had… — Abu Abbas
It's extremely difficult to get these jobs because you can't get a job on a ship unless you have seaman's paper's, and you can't get… — Paul Auster
The American President resembles the commander of a ship at sea. He must have a helm to grasp, a course to steer, a port to… — Henry Adams
I run a tight ship, but I try and make it seem like I'm not doing that at all. — Lynda Barry
We did not all come over on the same ship, but we are all in the same boat. — Bernard Baruch
The sincere friends of this world are as ship lights in the stormiest of nights. — Giotto di Bondone
Set your course by the stars, not by the lights of every passing ship. — Omar N. Bradley
One leak will sink a ship: and one sin will destroy a sinner. — John Bunyan
I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship. — Louisa May Alcott
I sum up the prospects for 1967 in three short sentences. We are back on course. The ship is picking up speed. The economy is… — James Callaghan
Seeing that a Pilot steers the ship in which we sail, who will never allow us to perish even in the midst of shipwrecks, there… — John Calvin
A man without a goal is like a ship without a rudder. — Thomas Carlyle
The ship of democracy, which has weathered all storms, may sink through the mutiny of those on board. — Grover Cleveland
I've had lots of things that didn't work out, like TV shows. You learn a lot through mistakes - I learned that you have to… — Pamela Anderson
We poison our lives with fear of burglary and shipwreck, and, ask anyone, the house is never burgled, and the ship never goes down. — Jean Anouilh
If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever. — Thomas Aquinas
First ship them dope, let them deal to brothers, give them guns, step back and watch them kill each other. — Tupac Shakur
Zeal without humanity is like a ship without a rudder, liable to be stranded at any moment — Owen Feltham
There is little man has made that approaches anything in nature, but a sailing ship does. There is not much man has made that calls… — Alan Villiers
I will always take on a new challenge. I believe in jumping off the ship every now and then. If you don't, you won't really… — Unknown Author
If you have not clung to a broken piece of your old ship in the dark night of the soul, your faith may not have… — Rufus Jones
Tell the men to fire faster and not to give up the ship; fight her till she sinks. — James Lawrence
Like mighty eagle soaring light. O'er antelopes on Alpine height. The anchor heaves, the ship swings free, The sails swell full. To sea, to sea! — Thomas Lovell Beddoes
Crossing at a ford occurs often in a man's lifetime. It means setting sail even though your friends stay in harbour, knowing the route, knowing… — Miyamoto Musashi

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