"This is what I like about life at sea. Itâ€™s one long voyage of discovery. Solid water! What will they think of next? Hopefully a pony who solves crimes."

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Source : Gideon Defoe (2012). “The Pirates! In an Adventure with Communists: Reissued”, p.12, A&C Black

Gideon Defoe

#Thinking Quotes #Discovery Quotes #Sea Quotes

“I love all the shoe shops in Covent Garden. Laura Lee Jewellery on Monmouth Street for delicate gold jewellery. Every time I get a part in an English movie, I buy myself a piece of jewellery from there.”
“The courage it took to get out of bed each morning to face the same things over and over was enormous.”
“This time, there were no drugs involved. The hours were completely normal daytime hours. I think we were able to appreciate the interplay, where before we had taken it for granted.”
“You're creating music to pull people into a world, whether it be a visual medium where music is just one element, or a purely musical medium. Either way, you're trying to transport people and to create a connection. I've always felt that the best films and the best albums can be the best company. If people feel a little bit less alone because of something I had a hand in creating than I feel like I'm contributing to the world in a positive way.”
“I had utterly abandoned myself to Him. Could any choice be as wonderful as His will? Could any place be safer than the center of His will? Did not he assure me by His very presence that His thoughts toward us are good, and not evil? Death to my own plans and desires was almost deliriously delightful. Everything was laid at His nail-scarred feet, life or death, health or illness, appreciation by others or misunderstanding, success or failure as measured by human standards. Only He himself mattered.”

Source : "They Found the Secret: Twenty Transformed Lives that Reveal a Touch of Eternity".
“Only time, education and plenty of good schooling will make anti-segregation work.”
“And what would you do, ... if you could rule the world for a day? I suppose I would have no choice but to abolish reality.”

Source : Robert Musil (2015). “The Man Without Qualities: Picador Classic”, p.292, Pan Macmillan
“Acting is therapeutic.”

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