Steersman Quotes

#1. Defeat appears to me preferable to total Inaction.

John Adams

#2. So when I'm working out I do things extreme.

Taylor Dayne

#3. His Greatness the King Pteppicymon XXVIII, Lord of the Heavens, Charioteer of the Wagon of the Sun, Steersman of the Barque of the Sun, Guardian of the Secret Knowledge, Lord of the Horizon, Keeper of the Way, the Flail of Mercy, the High Born One, the Never Dying King.

Terry Pratchett

#4. But Polybius brought out the basic lesson in his reflection-'for as a ship, if you deprive it of its steersman, falls with all its crew into the hands of the enemy; so, with an army in war, if you outwit or out-manoeuvere its general, the whole will often fall into your hands'.

B.H. Liddell Hart

#5. Seriously", Macey snapped. "go. Kiss. A baby"
"can you believe her?" Preston asked, coking his head towards macey." everytime she sees me, all she does is call me baby and talk about kissing."
Macey looked like she wanted to kill him. But I kind of wanted to laugh.

Ally Carter

#6. If in life you choose something that is your second choice, whether it be clothes, a relationship, or a career, then don't choose it. Wait until you can have your first choice. Never settle for second best.

Steven Aitchison

#7. I want you to know there's nothing ... nothing to be afraid of. On one side, there's life. And on the other ... there's life, too.

John Dye

#8. Conquering something new becomes fun, even if that thing you're conquering isn't what you'd normally do.

Charlie Clouser

#9. To whatever degree you have as a celebrity or notoriety, there are people who see you as an opinion leader.

Eric Balfour

#10. Will you still walk with me?'
'Would you walk with a bad angel?

Maria McCann

#11. The Necromancer's Tower squatted over the river like an incontinent titan.

Yahtzee Croshaw

#12. Telepathically, I tell her I'm sorry. I tell her I just can't confide in her right now, tell her the three feet between us feels like three light-years to me and I don't know how to bridge it.
Telepathically, she tells me back that I'm breaking her broken heart.

Jandy Nelson

#13. Chance will not do the work. Chance sends the breeze;
But if the pilot slumber at the helm,
The very wind that wafts us tow'rds the port
May dash us on the shoals. The steersman's part
Is vigilance, or blow it rough or smooth.

Ben Jonson

#14. Listen with your heart, listen to your inner voice of wisdom, listen to your dreams. You know what is right for you.

Cheryl Hamada

#15. You can't rewind life or undo things.

Susan Wiggs

#16. I had been reduced to jelly by a brassiere.

Rosen Trevithick

#17. The most perfect steersman that you can have, and the best helm, lies in the triumphal gateway of copying from nature. And this outdoes all other models; and always rely on this with a stout heart, especially as you begin to gain some judgment in draftsmanship.

Cennino Cennini

#18. Oh, how I love to wear him day after day, greeting my potential pay checks with a chest full of ugly fish.

Candace Knoebel