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

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

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To young men contemplating a voyage I would say go.

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The days pass happily with me wherever my ship sails.

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Remember, Lord, my ship is small and thy sea is so wide!

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

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God writes a lot of comedy... the trouble is, he's stuck with so many bad actors who don't know how to play funny.

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Your destiny is to fulfill those things upon which you focus most intently. So choose to keep your focus on that which is truly magnificent, beautiful, uplifting and joyful. Your life is always moving toward something.

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Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work.

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Sometimes you climb out of bed in the morning and you think, I'm not going to make it, but you laugh inside — remembering all the times you've felt that way.

Charles Bukowski Poet

The only way to enjoy anything in this life is to earn it first.

Ginger Rogers Actress

closes, another one opens. Expect that new door to reveal even greater wonders and glories and surprises. ... Feel yourself grow and expand as you go through every experience, and look for the reason for it.

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