Nothing escapes the vigilance of the New South Wales police; their reputation is known the world over.

To young men contemplating a voyage I would say go.

But where, after all, would be the poetry of the sea were there no wild waves?

To know the laws that govern the winds, and to know that you know them, will give you an easy mind on your voyage round the world; otherwise you may tremble at the appearance of every cloud.

The days pass happily with me wherever my ship sails.

To be taken into account were some years of schooling, where I studied with diligence Neptune's laws, and these laws I tried to obey when I sailed overseas; it was worth the while.

Anyhow, a philosophical turn of thought now was not amiss, else one's patience would have given out almost at the harbour entrance. The term of her probation was eight days.

...as the day wore on I watched the birds all flying in one direction, and said, Land lies there.

I once knew a writer who, after saying beautiful things about the sea, passed through a Pacific hurricane, and he became a changed man.

As for myself, the wonderful sea charmed me from the first.

If the Spray discovered no continents on her voyage, it may be that there were no more continents to be discovered. She did not seek new worlds, or sail to pow-wow about the dangers of the sea.

For excellent health and a good skin color, I recommend that people sit next to a shady ultraviolet transmitting window when indoors.

The facade of grief may be indifference, preoccupation, anger, cheerfulness, or any variety of emotions. But if we try to understand it, we may learn how to cope with it.

Frog in the mud is happier than the man, because it has no ambition to reach the stars!

Denial is not just a river in Egypt.

Eating well was something I learned as I started to be successful and had to travel and perform concerts, which are an intense cardio workout.

I don't like the Samba; it's nonsense. With a lot of these Latin dances I can't really understand what they're all about. I like the Rumba and the Paso Doble but the others I could take or leave.

Man has here two and a half minutes-one to smile, one to sigh, and a half to love: for in the midst of this minute he dies.

India is scared of the competition... because Chinese goods will go into India and compete.

Unix is not so much an operating system as an oral history.

People look at you and me to see what they are supposed to be. And, if we don't disappoint them, maybe, just maybe, they won't disappoint us.