213 Quotes About Ships

The ships always come to the new world at a bad time.

As the captain of a ship in West Africa I was lord and master. Of course this left the door open for a lot of shenanigans, some of which I describe in my book "Seawater Two." It was an exciting adventure!

(I FOUND IT LOOK AT THIS LOOK AT HOW WONDERFUL THIS IS)Relationship status: Busy shipping Destiel.

The problem, I discovered, with ships, is that they're actually very small. If you're trying to avoid someone on a ship, it's nearly impossible.

Never liked the Dutch. Their ships are too dam’d swift.” -- Carnatus

Although I hadn’t planned it, I suddenly got an idea. This would be a once in a lifetime opportunity to bring something worthwhile back to The United States. So, I asked Eddie if he could bring something big back to New York for me. “What might that be” he asked suspecting that I was up to no good. “No, it’s not narcotics, it’s a dug out native canoe.” I replied. “Well, I won’t have room in any of the holds but we can lash it down on deck. “Good I’ll have it to you within an hour!

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.

Tyneside Ships of Steel, built by Iron Men, old skills now lost forever, hang your heads... and weep for them.

The strange thing about ships is despite them being crowded and stinky and at the mercy of Nature, most times they are like wooden islands of freedom, free from petty concerns and the laws of the land.