The sea is very beautiful and gives us many things, but it must be understood and respected, or it will slap you ...

The world has many places that can make us uncomfortable. Calling them evil, or any other bad name, doesn’t make them go away.

On a ship, knowing when to be silent is just as important as knowing when to speak.

No need for miracles to do the impossible if we have beliefs, will and insistence

Thinking is a sacred disease and sight is deceptive.

I feel like the universe is so big it'd be foolish to pull out the "no" for it.

Do you think people have noticed that I'm around?" "I notice when you're not. Does that count?

I wasn't really aware that my father was working for quite a while. I thought it was my mother who had all the money!

Unity does not mean sameness. It means oneness of purpose.

People may fail many times, but they become failures only when they begin to blame someone else. Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.

I have to admit that he was not bad at combinatorial analysis - a branch, however, that even then I considered to be dried up.

Waking up to you is like... presents on Christmas morning." His mouth curved. "For your convenience, I'm already unwrapped. Batteries not required.

I like the idea of democracy. You have to have someone everyone distrusts.