The sea is selective, slow at recognition of effort and aptitude but fast in sinking the unfit.

No matter how important a man at sea may consider himself, unless he is fundamentally worthy the sea will some day find him out.

No literature is richer than that of the sea. No story is more enthralling, no tradition is more secure.

An excellent monument might be erected to the Unknown Stockholder. It might take the form of a solid stone ark of faith apparently floating in a pool of water.

They say that Good ultimately wins, OK! Sir, Agreed! but the win-loss record of Good vs. Evil is like population of (Moldova vs. China).

But my heart is an old house(the kind my mothergrew up in)hell to heat and cooland faulty in the wiringand though it’s nice to look atI have no businessinviting lovers in.

Is there any smooth path to success? No. You must learn to travel on many rugged roads to find the straight path.

When the spirit of nature touches us, our hearts turn into a butterfly!

Mangalore, the coastal Indian town where I lived until I was almost 16, is now a booming city of malls and call-centres. But, in the 1980s, it was a provincial town in a socialist country.

There is a tendency of people to try to make you believe only a few people are smart. As a brain surgeon, I know better than that.

Every profound spirit needs a mask.

I am anxious that the world should be inclined to look to painters for information about painting.

I study the bible regularly, meet with older wiser mentors weekly, and keep a group of guys in my life who challenge me spiritually. That keeps me moving.

If only Muslims were clever politically, they could take over the United States and replace its constitutional government with a caliphate.