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

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.

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.

What a folly to dread the thought of throwing away life at once and yet have no regard to throwing it away by parcels and piecemeal.

I have never obtained any ethical values from my scientific work.

I strongly believe that journalism is one of the most noble professions, because without an informed world, and without an informed society, we are weak, we are weak.

Music creates a certain mood and then people dress accordingly. I think it's all quite closely intertwined.

Part of my soul I seek thee, and claim thee my other half

I would like to do away with all kind of - all weapons. A dream - totally. Including the bow an arrow.

Sometimes the given seems like something taken away.

The past has revealed to me the structure of the future.

To seem sorrowful is not in good taste: You're supposed to seem bored.

I only see the faults, flaws, the imperfections. That attracts me.