Hugo Vihlen famous quotes

I don't know who named them swells. There's nothing swell about them. They should have named them awfuls.
-- Hugo Vihlen

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There is little man has made that approaches anything in nature, but a sailing ship does. There is not much man has made that calls to all the best in him, but a sailing ship does.

I hate a Barnacle as no man ever did before, not even a Sailor in a slow-sailing ship.

Sailors on a becalmed sea, we sense the stirring of a breeze.

Any damn fool can navigate the world sober. It takes a really good sailor to do it drunk.

Some people may say my curved panels look like sails. Well, I am a sailor, so I guess I probably do use that metaphor in my work - though not consciously.

You should not be carried away by the dictation of the mind, but the mind should be carried by your dictation.

The soul should be examined in the light of other souls.

I know that you should always say yes to adventures or you'll lead a very dull life.

The stage has been reached where our armed forces should withdraw beyond the borders It's not the end. It's the start of a new era.

One of the goals of education should be to teach that life is precious.