What is Your Favorite Quote?

[bill352]

Originally Posted by glenn.225

Good quote. Read that book, now wracking my brain to remember the name and more about it. Swedish, naval battle, got blew up, went to prision. I think.

J. M. Synge, "The Aran Islands"

[glenn.225]

Originally Posted by bill352

J. M. Synge, "The Aran Islands"

Thanks Just googled it, and yes the quote has been atributated to him but that was not the book I was thinking of. I guess someone else used it, it was a recent book, but still can't find it Will ask my wife, she knows all.

[Canibul]

Rule No. 1:
It's AWAYS connectors.
(me)

[Dale Hedtke]

Good judgement comes from experience.
Experience comes from bad judgement.

The adventure begins when the planning breaks down.

When all you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

Every day I thank god I'm an atheist.

[boatpoker]

The difference between adventure and adversity is ... attitude

[wellin]

"The impossible only slows me down."

Or

"Even the impossible just takes me longer."

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[VirtualVagabond]

Originally Posted by glenn.225

Thanks Just googled it, and yes the quote has been atributated to him but that was not the book I was thinking of. I guess someone else used it, it was a recent book, but still can't find it Will ask my wife, she knows all.

Sounds like "We The Drowned" - Carsten Jensen

[glenn.225]

Originally Posted by VirtualVagabond

Sounds like "We The Drowned" - Carsten Jensen

That's it!!!!!!!!!!!

[onestepcsy37]

No man will be a sailor,
who has contrivance enough to get himself
into prison. For being on a ship is like
being in prison, with the chance of being
drowned. A man in prison has more room,
better food, and commonly, better company.

- Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784)

[CR38]

'O'er the glad waters of the dark blue sea,
Our thoughts as boundless, and our soul's as free
Far as the breeze can bear, the billows foam,
Survey our empire, and behold our home!

Lord Byron - "The Corsair"

[MichaelC]

The 'do be drownded' is an old Celtic fisherman saying - originally Welch, I think, but might be Irish. [Certainly not Scottish, since there is no sense of humor there].

[goboatingnow]

Originally Posted by MichaelC

The 'do be drownded' is an old Celtic fisherman saying - originally Welch, I think, but might be Irish. [Certainly not Scottish, since there is no sense of humor there].

That piece is from " the Arran Islands" ( the Irish ones not the Scottish ) by john millington Synge

The " do be" construction is quite common in Hiberno-English, and can still be heard to this day, especially in rural areas. It comes from grammatical constructs in the Irish language that have remained in the speech.

You'll hear things like " I do be going to the shop/pub" etc.
Dave

[Steve Bean]

No sense of humor in Scotland?? Of course there is! It's free! BTW "Welsh" is spelled with an s. Try googling "Scottish humor."

[Tantalus]

Of course Scots have a sense of humor...google "haggis".

[Adelie]

Originally Posted by mcerdos

Some of these are darn funny. Some are thought provoking and as depp as the ocean.

Keep 'em comin'

Is that a Pirate of the Caribbean reference?