I am not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship.

Louisa May Alcott

It is not the ship so much as the skillful sailing that assures the prosperous voyage.

George William Curtis

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjust the sails.

William Arthur Ward

The wind and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigator.

Edmund Gibbon

I hate storms but calms undermine my spirits.

Bernard Moitessier

It is not that life ashore is distasteful to me. But life at sea is better.

Sir Francis Drake

At sea, I learned how little a person needs, not how much.

Robin Lee Graham

A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for.

Grace Hopper

I wanted freedom, open air, adventure. I found it on the sea.

Alain Gerbault

A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.

John George Hermanson