Francis Drake quotes
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“It isn't that life ashore is distasteful to me. But life at sea is better.”
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“There must be a beginning of any great matter, but the continuing unto the end until it be thoroughly finished yields the true glory.”
-- Francis DrakeSource : Dispatch to Sir Francis Walsingham, 17 May 1587, in 'Navy Records Society' vol. 11 (1898) p.134
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“Being at sea is like watching the whole world in high-definition.”
Source : Abby Sunderland, Lynn Vincent (2011). “Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas”, p.88, Thomas Nelson Inc
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“Terror ripped through me as I was falling, falling, falling toward the sea.”
Source : Abby Sunderland, Lynn Vincent (2011). “Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas”, p.125, Thomas Nelson Inc
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Source : Alice Clayton (2016). “The Cocktail Collection: Wallbanger, Rusty Nailed, and Screwdrivered”, p.116, Simon and Schuster
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“The cypress boat is frequently a symbol of fluctuating intention.”
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“A sail boat that sails backwards can never see the sun rise.”
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“I just don't like conspicuous consumption. I find it distasteful.”
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