"On the 28th the ship's company received two months pay in advance, and on the following morning we worked out to St. Helen's, where we were obliged to anchor."

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Source : William Bligh (2012). “Mutiny on the Bounty”, p.15, Courier Corporation

William Bligh

#Morning Quotes #Anchors Quotes #Two Quotes

“I do think, where would kids be if it weren't for you and for the good pediatricians, and for the good parents? I passionately believe in sitting a child on your lap and tracing the lines of the book with your finger, and they can read before they know they can, if you bother enough. I did it with my kids, and they're doing it with their kids now.”
“I've been making music for a long time, since I was very young, but at the same time, I'm still exploring what works for me. I feel like I'm just starting out.”
“For the last half of my life I have had the doubtful benefit of a brother whose literary reputation is much greater than my own.”
“When I talk to idiots, I get loud!”

Source : Twitter post from Nov 28, 2016
“When you’re confronted by a really difficult thing in your life, you’re faced with a choice: you can runaway from it, or you can face it, confront it, and work through it. But to work through it, sometimes feels like holding your own head below water when you’re already drowning. Your natural instinct when drowning is to get back up to the surface and give yourself some relief from that terrible situation…you just want to breathe again.”
“I have a wonderful husband. I have three amazing kids.”
“I'd definitely pose nude again. No qualms. I actually had my breasts done again. Just updated, like new tires.”
“The plain unwelcome fact is that sometimes life stymies you.”

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