Ship Quotes

860 Ship quotes by 656 unique authors

Journeys are the midwives of thought. Few places are more conducive to internal conversations than a moving plane, ship or train. There is an almost… — Alain de Botton
Travel is the realm of the impossible adventures, the quick fix, the ship passing in the night. Â It entitles you to meet interesting people, whom… — Lawrence Millman
The genius of Coleridge is like a sunken treasure ship, and Coleridge a diver too timid and lazy to bring its riches to the surface. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
What does the good ship bear so well? The cocoa-nut with its stony shell, And the milky sap of its inner cell. — John Greenleaf Whittier
Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship. — Benjamin Franklin
'Tis skill, not strength, that governs a ship. — Thomas Fuller
You can say I had a severe case of 'Roots' envy. I wanted to be like Alex Haley, and I wanted to be able to...… — Henry Louis Gates
If you're a manager you can't get frustrated and be emotional. You have to continue to steer the ship, you can't let go of the… — Kirk Gibson
We have our factory, which is called a stage. We make a product, we color it, we title it and we ship it out in… — Cary Grant
When I lost my rifle, the Army charged me 85 dollars. That is why in the Navy the Captain goes down with the ship. — Dick Gregory
To most men experience is like the stern lights of a ship, which illuminate only the track it has passed. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
It is not the ship so much as the skillful sailing that assures the prosperous voyage. — George William Curtis
To read a paper book is another experience: you can do it on a ship, on the branch of a tree, on your bed, even… — Umberto Eco
Neither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope. — Epictetus
We should not moor a ship with one anchor, or our life with one hope. — Epictetus
Inspiration is one thing and you can't control it, but hard work is what keeps the ship moving. Good luck means, work hard. Keep up… — Kevin Eubanks
I've always fantasized about being on TV. And I was. Then I fantasized about being in the movies. What could be better than captain of… — Nathan Fillion
For the last several years and culminating in six months in orbit next year, I've been training for my third space flight. This one is… — Chris Hadfield
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
I'm not the best cruise ship crooner. I'm not the best karaoke guy. — Neil Patrick Harris

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