I commonly went ashore every day, either upon business, or to recreate myself in the fields, which were very pleasant, and the more for a shower of rain now and then, that ushers in the wet season.

The island Mayo is generally barren, being dry, as I said; and the best of it is but a very indifferent soil.

The 6th of August in the morning we saw an opening in the land and we ran into it, and anchored in 7 and a half fathom water, 2 miles from the shore, clean sand.

In the road ships must ride in 30, 40, or 50 fathom water, not above half a mile from the shore at farthest: and if there are many ships they must ride close one by another.

The world is apt to judge of everything by the success; and whoever has ill fortune will hardly be allowed a good name.

Grace is the promise that your heavenly Father remembers your sins no more.

Our greatest need is God’s grace.

It’s important to know that you're behind, to be able to convince yourself to make sacrifices that get you ahead.

Generally speaking, the key dimensions of corporate governance are strategy oversight, policy making, accountability, and monitoring.

Advertising is much like war, minus the venom

I've loved someone since I was seventeen but I can't have him and I can't give him up. So until I can do that no one else will stand a chance.

There's an inner feeling you get when you get in a situation to do well in a game. It's hard to explain.

The light filtered throught the leaves and pine needles above as if through lace, the ground spotted in shadow.

I need a moment of time for myself every day, like a child playing with his things. When I travel, I routinely find a quiet place, open my diary and write something in it.

Every wave, regardless of how high and forceful it crests, must eventually collapse within itself.