Life is like the sea. Its tides and currents sometimes take a man to distant shores that he never dreamed existed

All good leaders are optimists. They always see opportunity where others see hardship

Weak men cannot handle power. It will either crush them, or they will use it to crush others

The sea has its moods. Sometimes it is melancholic and morose, other times fierce and feisty. But always passionate. Even when calm, one can sense the depth of the sea’s passion

The sea is a lonely and hostile place, Captain, ' Jansen said coldly. 'It is always best not to make enemies of those who might be your friends. You never know when your ships may cross

God is only as strong as your belief in him.

Be not in despair

I said nothing for a time, just ran my fingertips along the edge of the human-shaped emptiness that had been left inside me.

Anytime you do something from the heart, people just know it.

What I have found is, anything one keeps hidden should now and then be hidden somewhere else.

Once wide coercive powers are given to governmental agencies for particular purposes, such powers cannot be effectively controlled by democratic assemblies.

Writing is busy idleness.

Who bathes in worldly joys, swims in a world of fears.

Marry a good woman, and be happy the rest of your life. Or, marry a bad, and become a good philosopher

There's four seasons in the UK, spring, autumn, winter and winter.