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A cluster of ships rocked and tugged at anchor in the bay, sheltered somewhat by a reef. — Emilio Salgari

The men of my race arrive on wingless, eyeless ships. — Andre Malraux

Two human beings anchored to one another are like two ships shaken by waves; their carcases collide with one another and creak. — Andre Maurois

She smiled a smile to bring a thousand ships to harbor. — Jonathan Safran Foer

Loose lips sink ships. — Erwin Rommel

No counsel is more sincere than that given on ships which are in danger. — Leonardo Da Vinci

We too could wrest iron from the bowels of the earth and fashion it into ships and machines. — Jose Clemente Orozco

A ship is safe in the harbor, but that's not where ships belong. — Woody Allen

You have to just look at it like Titanic: I know the ship sinks, but this is a love story — Dan Harmon

Our Faith must be tested. God builds no ships but what He sends to sea. — Dwight L. Moody

Some people become an integral part of our lives; others are ships that pass in the night. Short stories, in fact. My — Ruskin Bond

Wealthy people attract critics like wealthy ships attract pirates. — Orrin Woodward

You Griersons are a touchy bunch. One minute it's biscuits and model ships and the next minute it's outrage and horror. — Alden Bell

I always try to get behind the guy steering the ship. That's the kind of guy I am. — Neil Young

Living with generosity creates a swelling tide that raises all ships. Not just yours; not just the other person's; everyone's. — Bob Burg

If you're going to cook a fresh chicken, it's not a big concern. But if you're going to ship a chicken, there's a change in structure. — Roger Clemens

A modern fleet of ships does not so much make use of the sea as exploit a highway. — Joseph Conrad

Whether it is a big ship or small ship, the same size hole placed correctly in the hull can sink it. — Ed Parker

And the wind plays on those great sonorous harps, the shrouds and masts of ships. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Turn over the rudder in God's name, and sail with the wind heaven sends us. — Catherine Of Siena

One's ships come in over a calm sea. — Florence Scovel Shinn

Friendship is not about ships - no matter how big and fancy and expensive the yacht is. — Richelle E. Goodrich

A lighthouse doesn't save the ships; it doesn't go out and rescue them, it's just this pillar that helps to guide people home, — Lea Michele

Most educators would continue to lecture on navigation while the ship is going down. — James H. Boren

I can jump ship and swim
that the ocean will hold me,
that there's got to be more
than this boat I'm in. — Ani DiFranco

What we need to do is follow the axiom of World War II which was 'Loose Lips Sink Ships' and the media has really got to follow that. — David Hackworth

Everyone knows the best volume of the encyclopedia is the one with ships-S. — Roger Angell

Ships have feelings. — Ann Leckie

Making a movie is like making an ocean voyage, and the script is your ship. — Mel Brooks

Your ships come in only after you have sent them out. — Catherine Ponder

No counsel is more trustworthy than that which is given upon ships that are in peril. — Leonardo Da Vinci

A family ship will never sink until it is abandoned by its crew. — Wes Fesler

I'll have you know I do the swearing on this ship. If I need your assitance I'll call you. Capt. Wolf Larsen — Jack London

The Moon is our local port opening to the universe; in the future, it's through that port we will sail our ships to the coastless oceans. — Mehmet Murat Ildan

When I put out to sea, I do not offer advice to the skipper about the management of the ship. — Elsa Barker

If you're not embarrassed when you ship your first version, you waited too long. — Matt Mullenweg

I am like a moon that shines on an immense, unknown sea where ships never pass — Auguste Rodin

The crews of the Viking ships are Danish, Norse, Frisian, and Saxon. — Bernard Cornwell

To the north the Indonesian Air Force strafed Australian ships that were attempting to repel refugees from Indonesia and Timor and Papua. In — James Bradley

Do not put all your goods in hollow ships. — Hesiod

The ship is going by a mighty engine, and you are busy rowing. — Mooji

People on sinking ships do not complain of distractions during their prayer. — Philip Yancey

The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't. — Douglas Adams

Clearly security without values is like a ship without a rudder. But values without security are like a rudder without a ship. — Henry A. Kissinger

The natural environment of humans - space stations, ships, constructed habitats. — Ann Leckie

Star Wars was magnificent, but you could tell Darth Vader's ships were glued together. — Gary Coleman

My experience of ships is that on them one makes an interesting discovery about the world. One finds one can do without it completely. — Malcolm Bradbury

Ships are my arrows, the sea my bow, the world my target. — Robert Thier

We will send ships and Marines as soon as possible for the protection of American life and property. — Theodore Roosevelt

On ships they call them barnacles; in business they attach themselves to desks and are called vice presidents. — Fred Allen

Alas, by what rude fate Our lives, like ships at sea, an instant meet, Then part forever on their courses fleet. — Edmund Clarence Stedman

Politicians are like ships: noisiest when lost in a fog. — Bennett Cerf

It's not the size of the ship; it's the size of the waves. — Little Richard

The opening scene in A New Hope, when you see the huge ship, it goes on, and on, and on, and on, and on ... that is like a joke of awesomeness. — Cass Sunstein

The rain is falling all around, It falls on field and tree, It rains on the umbrellas here, And on the ships at sea. - Rain — Robert Louis Stevenson

President Clinton bankrupted Chrysler so that Italians could buy it to ship jobs overseas to China. — Joe Biden

We are all passengers aboard one ship, the Earth, and we must not allow it to be wrecked. There will be no second Noah's Ark. — Mikhail Gorbachev

When ships to sail the void between the stars have been built, there will step forth men to sail these ships. — Johannes Kepler

When your ship comes in, make sure you are willing to unload it — Robert Anthony

Without ships, we cannot live. — Winston Churchill

Those are Klingon and Federation ships," I said. "You're a nerd, Shelton, but, holy crap, do I love this. — John Corwin

Always stay sharp on railways and cruise ships for transit has a way of making everything clear. — Anna Godbersen

Ships and sails proper for the heavenly air should be fashioned. Then there will also be people, who do not shrink from the dreary vastness of space. — Johannes Kepler

As has often been said, a ship is like a lady's watch, always out of repair. — Richard Henry Dana Jr.

A late game is only late until it ships. A bad game is bad until the end of time — Shigeru Miyamoto

It was the game that put the Everton ship back on the road. — Alan Green

There seems to be something wrong with our bloody ships today. — Warren Beatty

Wooden ships are a hippie dream, capsized in excess if you know what I mean. — Neil Young

Ships passing in broad daylight. — Haruki Murakami

Now comes the reign of iron - and cased sloops are to take the place of wooden ships. — John Adolphus Bernard Dahlgren

What though the sea be calm? trust to the shore, Ships have been drown'd, where late they danc'd before. — Robert Herrick

All ships ... we are now at battle stations. I expect this will now be known as the Second Battle of Fondor. — Karen Traviss

Ships are but boards, sailors but men. — William Shakespeare

The result of the voyage does not depend on the speed of the ship, but on whether or not it keeps a true course. — Albert Schweitzer

Though the harbor is safe, ships were made to sail the sea. The same can be said for you and me. — Julie-Anne

The death of a man is like the fall of a mighty nation That had valiant armies, captains, and prophets, And wealthy ports and ships all over the seas. — Czeslaw Milosz

Why wait for your ship to come in when you are already on it? — Alan Cohen

Day and night, their fail and crippled ships defy the tempest. — Jorge Luis Borges

God works all things together for your good. If the waves roll against you, it only speeds your ship towards the port — Charles Spurgeon

Fish are small, but do not drown in the sea. Ships are big, but sink in the ocean. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Some people could look at a mud puddle and see an ocean with ships. — Zora Neale Hurston

Good evening, Mr. and Mrs. America from border to border and coast to coast and all the ships at sea. Let's go to press. — Walter Winchell

You can never tell what ships are worth. — Stavros Niarchos

Their ships were steeds, and they rode the waves like jennets. — Felipe Fernandez-Armesto

What did they say about Helen of Troy? That her face launched a thousand ships? That's you, you're that beautiful. A thousand ships. — Edmund White

There will be a lot of fun things happening. Looking forward to singing on the ship! — Scotty McCreery

I spent more time on dark ships in danger zones than any other woman in the world. — Elizabeth Kenny

People can be slave ships in shoes. — Zora Neale Hurston

We brought with hus in the ship a cat, a most amicable cat and greatly loved by us; but he grew to great bulk through the eating of fish. — Brendan

There's no place where one can breathe as freely as on the deck of a ship. — Elsa Triolet

To travel far, there is no better ship than a book. — Emily Dickinson

When Christ came into my life, I came about like a well-handled ship. — Robert Louis Stevenson

I'm standing in the desert, waiting for my ship to come in. — Sheryl Crow

Loose lips sink ships, Mr. Kiss and Tell. — Rob Thomas

If you need the approval of the platform vendor to ship an app, then it isn't a platform. — Dave Winer

Boats and ships are female because they are beautiful, lovable, expensive and unpredictable. — Robert A. Heinlein

For humans as well as for ships, dark stormy nights are better teachers than tranquil sunny days. — Mehmet Murat Ildan

He who lets the sea lull him into a sense of security is in very grave danger. — Hammond Innes

The longed-for ships come empty home, founder on the deep
And eyes first lose their tears and then their sleep. — Edith Wharton

From my image of digging around in the mud like a grunt, I preferred fighting the war from ships. — Haskell Wexler