Navigating Rough Waters Quotes & Sayings

[O]ne has to have endured a few decades before wanting, let alone needing, to embark on the project of recovering lost life. And I think it may be possible to review 'the chronicles of wasted time.' William Morris wrote in The Dream of John Ball that men fight for things and then lose the battle, only to win it again in a shape and form that they had not expected, and then be compelled again to defend it under another name. We are all of us very good at self-persuasion and I strive to be alert to its traps, but a version of what Hegel called 'the cunning of history' is a parallel commentary that I fight to keep alive in my mind. — Christopher Hitchens

Two days in a row with morning appointments! What kind of evil cloud was he under here, all of a sudden? — Donald E. Westlake

Honesty is a warrant of far more safety than fame. — Owen Feltham

When you're ruled by your emotions and you have no problem navigating rough waters. Other people may look to you for strength and support. — Auliq Ice

Emerson argued that "the whole secret of the teacher's force lies in the conviction that men are convertible, and they are. They want awakening, [and for that purpose they need teachers] to get the soul out of bed, out of her deep habitual sleep." That — Huston Smith

One of the great things about turning 30 is figuring out how to dress comfortably and still look good. — Cobie Smulders

Libraries offer, for free, the wisdom of the ages
and sages
and, simply put, there's something for everyone inside. — Laura Bush