Billy > Billy's Quotes

“Men in a ship are always looking up, and men ashore are usually looking down.”
― John Masefield

“If God had meant for us to have fiberglass boats, he would have planted fiberglass trees.”
― L. Francis Herreshoff

“and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.”
― Herman Melville

“With this idea, being a man with long experience of the sea (and they certainly have a great advantage over other men in any sort of task)...”
― GarciLaso De la Vega, Royal Commentaries of the Incas and General History of Peru, Part One

“There is no bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.”
― Ranulph Fiennes

“Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”
― Steve Jobs

“The wave does not need to die to become water. She is already water.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation

“I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

“If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.”
― Dalai Lama XIV

“Studying texts and stiff meditation can make you lose your Original Mind.
A solitary tune by a fisherman, though, can be an invaluable treasure.
Dusk rain on the river, the moon peeking in and out of the clouds;
Elegant beyond words, he chants his songs night after night.”
― Ikkyu