Boat Quotes

There is little man has made that approaches anything in nature, but a sailing ship does. There is not much man has made that calls to all the best in him, but a sailing ship does.

Alan Villiers
- Made
- Littles
- Approach
The gospel is for lifeboats, not showboats, and a man must make up his mind which boat he is going to operate.

Vance Havner
- Up
- Men
- Mind

Writing a novel is like heading out over the open sea in a small boat. It helps, if you have a plan and a course laid out.

John Gardner
- Writing
- Helping
- Novel
Like watermen, who look astern while they row the boat ahead.

Plutarch
- Boat
Having made the trip from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean myself going up up up against twenty-five hundred miles of the Missouri River, I can testify that it's one of the most arduous trips that anyone can make on this continent and yet I had a power boat to do it in.

William Lewis Trogdon
- Ocean
- Hundred
- Continents
To me, 'Show Boat' was the first American musical, the first to have the real texture of this country.

George C. Wolfe
- Country
- Real
- American
Some missionaries bound for Africa were laughed at by the boat captain. 'You'll only die over there,' he said. But a missionary replied, 'Captain, we died before we started.'

Vance Havner
- Die
- Missionary
- Captains
The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to seaIn a beautiful pea green boat,They took some honey, and plenty of money,Wrapped up in a five pound note.The Owl looked up to the stars above,And sang to a small guitar,'O lovely Pussy! O Pussy my love,What a beautiful Pussy you are,You are,You are!What a beautiful Pussy you are!'

Edward Lear
- Up
- Money
- Beautiful