"I've always wanted to sail to the South Seas, but I can't afford it. What these men can't afford is not to go. They are enmeshed in the cancerous discipline of security. And in the worship of security we fling our lives beneath the wheels of routine â€” and before we know it our lives are gone."

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Source : Sterling Hayden (2015). “Wanderer”, p.42, Pickle Partners Publishing

Sterling Hayden

#Men Quotes #Sea Quotes #Discipline Quotes

“I don't have a specific mantra; It's more about believing that I'm tough. I've been through a lot, and I'm not wiling to let myself get beat.”
“When someone tells you it’s a grain of sand, there’s a moment where your reality falls apart and you have to reconstruct it. You have to step back and ask what the image is and what it means.”
“I spent many years working for voting rights, but we still see sophisticated efforts, led by white officials, to disenfranchise black voters in local and national elections.”
“We should try to be the parents of our future rather than the offspring of our past.”
“There is an optimism which nobly anticipates the eventual triumph of great moral laws, and there is an optimism which cheerfully tolerates unworthiness.”
“The young Centurion, who had been completely still throughout, said very softly, as though to himself, "Greater love hath no man--" and Justin thought it sounded as though he were quoting someone else.”

Source : Rosemary Sutcliff (2011). “The Silver Branch”, p.57, Macmillan
“Our politics are our deepest form of expression: they mirror our past experiences and reflect our dreams and aspirations for the future.”
“As you get older, you realize it's work. It's that fine line between love and companionship. But passionate love? I'd love to know how to make that last.”

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