"The sea remains the greatest wilderness. To my mind, voyaging through wildernesses, be they full of woods or waves, is essential to the growth and maturity of the human spirit."

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Source : Steven Callahan (2002). “Adrift: Seventy-six Days Lost at Sea”, p.252, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Steven Callahan

#Maturity Quotes #Sea Quotes #Growth Quotes

“Answer July- Where is the Bee- Where is the Blush- Where is the Hay? Ah, said July- Where is the Seed- Where is the Bud- Where is the May- Answer Thee-Me-”
“Terrorism really doesn't strike at physical structures as much as it strikes at ideas, and its main fear is ideas. And cartoonists are particularly effective at distilling ideas.”
“The rights of conscience, of bearing arms, of changing the government, are declared to be inherent in the people.”

Source : Fisher Ames, John Thornton Kirkland (1854). “Works of Fisher Ames: With a Selection from His Speeches and Correspondence”, p.54, Burt Franklin
“If you watch 'E.T.' and say that there are holes in the story because this alien lands, then don't go to the movie! It drives me insane.”
“One of the great ball-givers in the United Kingdom is Nicholas Parsons.”
“We were language's magpies by nature, stealing whatever sounded bright and shiny.”
“If you can read, you don't ever have to be lonely.”
“Every great work, every big accomplishment, has been brought into manifestation through holding to the vision, and often just before the big achievement, comes apparent failure and discouragement.”

Source : Florence Scovel Shinn, Laura Berman Fortgang (2015). “The Complete Game of Life and How to Play It: The Classic Text with Commentary, Study Questions, Action Items, and Much More”, p.15, Hampton Roads Publishing

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