The sailor is frankness, the landsman is finesse. Life is not a game with the sailor, demanding the long head

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.

There are two things that turn a boy into a man

Limerick gained a reputation for piety, but we knew it was only the rain.

I still find it hard to understand that anyone could argue that you can't have machines that exhibit consciousness.

Faith without challenge is nothing.

Everyone needs fudge, Hildy. It's how God helps us cope.

If I go 500 at-bats and hit 10 home runs, then something's wrong.

I do things differently, because I don't go by a rule book, because I lead from the heart, not the head, and albeit that's got me into trouble in my work, I understand that.

The viewer brings something individual to the experience of any artwork.

Wilderness is not so much a place, but a feeling about one.

Any nominations a movie gets helps to raise the level of curiosity in the public, so in that sense awards and nominations are important.