Nobody is so heartily despised as a pusillanimous, lazy, good-for-nothing, land-lubber; a sailor has no bowels of compassion for him.

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.

A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities.

I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge.

Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.

Dream tonight of peacock tails, Diamond fields and spouter whales. Ills are many, blessing few, But dreams tonight will shelter you.

Toil is man's allotment; toil of brain, or toil of hands, or a grief that's more than either, the grief and sin of idleness.

Meditation and water are wedded for ever.

I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.

Aye, aye! and I'll chase him round Good Hope, and round the Horn, and round the Norway Maelstrom, and round perdition's flames before I give him up.

War should be carried on like a monsoon; one changeless determination of every particle towards the one unalterable aim.

Sometimes an impulse is more rewarding than a calculation.

Allow the way to your great work to be guided by your service to others.

If you want the miracle to happen, you have to create the space for it.

Life is like a B-picture script.

Religious faith indeed relates to that which is above us but it must arise from that which is within us.

Me volví loco, con largos intervalos de horrible cordura.

If I announce something i'm making sure I'm doing it.

Rooting for the Yankees is like rooting for U.S. Steel.

There is something thrilling in the mimesis of life's surprising unfolding.

You should see my house. It's sort of explosive. Like a crazy person lives there.