Boat Quote by Henry David Thoreau

According to my observation,a batteau, properly manned, shoots rapids as a matter of course, which a single Indian with a canoe carries round.

— Henry David Thoreau

People refer to me as 'that 'Love Boat' man.'

— Irwin Thomas

“The phantoms, for so they then seemed, were flitting on the other side of the deck, and, with a noiseless celerity, were casting loose…

— Herman Melville

“Long ago, in a town called Nantucket in the state of Massachusetts, there lived an old, eccentric sea captain named Ahab.  He was a…

— Max James

“French-Canadian, the Alaskan, the Latin-American, the German, the Italian, the Anglo-American, and the American Indian, squaw and warrior. In the place of honor in…

— Charles A. Beard

“Quand tu veux construire un bateau, ne commence pas par rassembler du bois, couper des planches et distribuer du travail, mais reveille au sein…

— Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

“It was a glorious experience for the children to travel by rail and the panoramic views of Africa through the big glass window in…

— Captain Hank Bracker, "Suppresed I Rise

Captain is a good travelling name and so I take it.

— George Farquhar

“It was a glorious experience to travel by rail for the children and the panoramic views of Africa through the big glass window in…

— Captain Hank Bracker, "Suppresed I Rise

The single sculler, alone on the river at dawn, or spotlighted in his lane during a race, is th emost romantic, the most quixotic…

— Barry S. Strauss

When a man is part of his canoe, he is part of all that canoes have ever known.

— Sigurd F. Olson

I heard Joby Talbot's Hovercraft piece for orchestra and felt its immediate physical impact - visceral, unsettling, hungry and direct. These short five minutes…

— Wayne McGregor