Mizentop Quotes & Sayings

The reaction to this album has just been fabulous around the world ... and I've had offers to perform from around the world and I'm tempted to do it. I've got itchy lips. — Herb Alpert

I had once thought that Christianity was a soft, wish-fulfillment religion. Now I saw that it was entirely the opposite. — Holly Ordway

It is through solving problems correctly that we grow spiritually. We are never given a burden unless we have the capacity to overcome it. If a great problem is set before you, this merely indicates that you have the great inner strength to solve a great problem. There is never really anything to be discouraged about, because difficulties are opportunities for inner growth, and the greater the difficulty the greater the opportunity for growth. — Peace Pilgrim

An admirable evasion of whoremaster man, to lay his goatish disposition on the charge of a star! — William Shakespeare

I always love to come to Austin. — R. Lee Ermey

To prepare for the mountains develop mind, body, will and spirit as strong as a sword, soft as a pillow and fluid as water. — Jeffrey Rasley

But the third Emir, now seeing himself all alone on the quarter-deck, seems to feel relieved from some curious restraint; for, tipping all sorts of knowing winks in all sorts of directions, and kicking off his shoes, he strikes into a sharp but noiseless squall of a hornpipe right over the Grand Turk's head; and then, by a dexterous sleight, pitching his cap up into the mizentop for a shelf, he goes down rollicking so far at least as he remains visible from the deck, reversing all other processions, by bringing up the rear with music. But ere stepping into the cabin doorway below, he pauses, ships a new face altogether, and, then, independent, hilarious little Flask enters King Ahab's presence, in the character of Abjectus, or the Slave. — Herman Melville

Far out of sight forever stands the sea,
Bounding the land with pale tranquillity. — Yvor Winters