Quote by David Walker

I spent six years before the mast on all types of merchant ships, and naturally I feel well qualified for seafaring roles.

— Van Heflin

I was a tried seaman when, for the first time, I set foot upon the soil of my country, and took up my residence…

— John Sergeant Wise

I do not know whether I have been a good seaman, but I know I have been a very faithful one.

— Joseph Conrad

For every Seaman of Industry and Ingenuity, is not only a Navigator, but a Merchant, and also a Soldier.

— William Petty

I thought I would try my hand at sailing. It was too small and kept sinking, so I decided to try a boat instead.

— Arthur M. Jolly

Every seaman is not only a navigator, but a merchant and also a soldier.

— William Petty

“The Seaman’s Practice,”

— Bill Bryson

The humblest craft that floats makes its appeal to a seaman by the faithfulness of her life.

— Joseph Conrad

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…

— Paul Auster

Recollect that you must be a seaman to be an officer and also that you cannot be a good officer without being a gentleman.

— Horatio Nelson

“Black seamen - or "Black Jacks" as African sailors were known - enjoyed a refreshing world of liberty and equality. Even if they were…

— Tony Williams

...for there is nothing mysterious to a seaman unless it be the sea itself, which is the mistress of his existence...

— Joseph Conrad