"Was the crew well? Was I not? I had profited in many ways by the voyage. I had even gained flesh, and actually weighed a pound more than when I sailed from Boston."

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Source : Joshua Slocum (1985). “The Voyages of Joshua Slocum”, p.372, Sheridan House, Inc.

Joshua Slocum

#Journey Quotes #Boston Quotes #Flesh Quotes

“I want to be my own player. I want to be Julius Peppers. I don't want to be the next Lawrence Taylor. I don't want to have to live with his legacy.”
“Literature provides us with experiences it would not be wise or possible to introduce into our own world and thus enlarges our understanding of the world.”
“Conscious effort inhibits and â€˜jamsâ€™ the automatic creative mechanism.”
“When we come close to those things that break us down, we touch those things that also break us open. And in that breaking open, we uncover our true nature.”

Source : Wayne Muller (2013). “How Then, Shall We Live?: Four Simple Questions That Reveal the Beauty and Meaning of Our Lives”, p.41, Bantam
“I think that the United States has always been most effective when it is leading both from power and principle.”

Source : "Mo Ibrahim: The 'Bill Gates Of Africa'". "Tell Me More" with Michel Martin, www.npr.org. April 25, 2013.
“Telling is not selling; never make a statement if you can phrase it in the form of a question.”
“As an actress, I get plenty of drama in my professional life. When I'm at home, I want a peaceful life.”
“If I live, I mean to spend the rest of my life working for perpetual peace. I have seen war and faced artillery and know what an outrage it is against simple men.”

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