"I don't like work— no man does— but I like what is in the work— the chance to find yourself."
- Joseph Conrad
Self-awareness
"There is nothing more enticing, disenchanting, and enslaving than the life at sea."
- Joseph Conrad
Inspiration
"There is something haunting in the light of the Moon. It has all the dispassionateness of a disembodied soul and something of its inconceivable mystery."
- Joseph Conrad
Reflection
"Life begins at 30."
- Joseph Conrad
New Beginnings
"The sea has never been friendly to man. At most it has been the accomplice of human restlessness."
- Joseph Conrad
Philosophy
"It is at the moment of death that humanity has value."
- Archer
Philosophy
"Religion, ideology, resources, land, spite, love or just because… No matter how pathetic the reason, it’s enough to start a war. War will never cease to exist… reasons can be thought up after the fact… Human nature pursues strife."
- Paine
Philosophy
"Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves."
- Eric Sevareid
Philosophy
"Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!"
- Theodor Seuss Geisel
Philosophy
"Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home."
- G.K. Chesterton
Philosophy