Joshua Slocum Quotes

And now, without having wearied my friends, I hope, with detailed scientific accounts, theories, or deductions, I will only say that I have endeavoured to tell just the story of the adventure itself.

Joshua Slocum

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: explorer
  • Nationality: canadian
  • Birth: February 20, 1844 - November 14, 1909

Topics

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So by the time I taught myself the bass guitar at the age of 14, my hands were already pretty nimble.

John Entwistle

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I worked for a breakfast catering company on commercial shoots, which meant getting up at 3 or 4 A.M. and loading up your car with a bunch of food and driving out to some set in Santa Clarita and making breakfast for a bunch of people.

Matt Letscher

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There's a clear example of resolve in this country to fight back.

John Warner

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What we live by we die by.

Robert Frost

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I loved my experience on 'Downton Abbey.' We shot it in six months, and it was the first time I'd ever been on TV, and I was surrounded by my friends. It was a wonderful, wonderful time.

Rose Leslie

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Dr. Evil got shortchanged in the first one. The family dynamic between Scott and Dr. Evil - the adventures of being an evil single parent - needed to be explored.

Mike Myers

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It's not like I am a junkie that wants to throw himself from very tall buildings, but some people are, and I love them kind of people.

Jason Statham

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Of course I always like going to bookstores, but at stores, you're mostly meeting kids who are already into reading.

Jay Asher

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Don't divide the world into 'them' and 'us.' Avoid infatuation with or resentment of the press, the Congress, rivals, or opponents. Accept them as facts. They have their jobs and you have yours.

Donald Rumsfeld

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Lots of middle class people are running around pretending to be Cockney.

Christopher Eccleston

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I enjoy playing other people. It's a great job and it's challenging. I couldn't do a desk job.

Christopher Parker

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But the Milanese have made bad choices, bad fashion, and bad jewelry.

Christian Lacroix

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