Marine Mottos Quotes & Sayings

Let us be honest: most of us rather like our cats to have a streak of wickedness. I should not feel quite easy in the company of any cat that walked around the house with a saintly expression. — Beverley Nichols

I've never been on the cover of 'Tiger Beat' magazine, let's put it that way. But that's not why you go see Primus. You don't go see Primus to see what kind of new clothing I'm wearing or what my new hairdo is. — Les Claypool

Such a quintessentially Human thing, to express sorrow through apology. — Becky Chambers

A single flight of planes no bigger than a wedge of geese can quickly end this island fantasy, burn the towers, crumble the bridges, turn the underground passages into lethal chambers, cremate millions ... Of all targets New York has a certain clear priority. In the mind of whatever perverted dreamer might loose the lightning, New York must hold a steady, irresistible charm. — E.B. White

It is the closest instrument to the human voice, and the things you can do on the cello ... there are endless possibilities. — Stjepan Hauser

Perhaps it's natural for a father, for every parent, to see in his child all that's unspoiled and good. — Vaddey Ratner

When I was a kid, I always thought that acting was going to be the way to go. — Will Oldham

Gonzo stares after the Rolls-Royce. He has heroismus interruptus. He was ready, right then, to coordinate four or five hundred terrified civvies, lay down his life, kill for them, make a legend of disinterested soldiering. It's not that he resents what has happened, but he's having trouble changing gear. He was expecting to take charge. Instead he is struggling to keep up with a sexagenarian Mystery Man with an Errol Flynn grin who commands a legion of pirate-monk rally drivers and sweeps formidable older women from their feet in a could of cologne and Asian-Monarchic style. — Nick Harkaway

To give the whole store away to match what this year's market says the unchurched want is to have the people who know least about the faith determine most about its expression. — Martin E. Marty

What is patience but an equanimity which enables you to rise superior to the trials of life. — William Osler

It was never just about the money. — Kathy Bryson

What was it that thus set so far asunder the morning of the day before yesterday and the evening of to-day? — Gustave Flaubert

If fashion has a political significance, it is probably culturally, as a camouflage. — Liz Goldwyn

My smile has become my calling card. It is, after all, the most potent weapon I possess. — Andy Andrews

Whatever happens to seed affects the web of life. — Vandana Shiva