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«I've always been in the right place and time. Of course, I steered myself there.»

Author: Bob Hope (Actor, Comedian) | About: Motivation | Keywords: course, myself, of course, steered, steering, steers

«I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky; and all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by.»

Author: John Masefield | Keywords: go down, lonely, sea, ship, sky, star, steer, steered, steering, steers, tall, tallest, The Lonely, The Sea

«I've watched my duty, straight an' true,An' tried to do it well;Part of the time kept heaven in view,An' part steered clear of hell.»

Author: Will Carleton | Keywords: in view, steered, watched

«I argue very well. Ask any of my remaining friends. I can win an argument on any topic, against any opponent. People know this, and steer clear of me at parties. Often, as a sign of their great respect, they don't even invite me.»

Author: Dave Barry (Humorist, Writer) | About: Arguments, People | Keywords: argue, argument, at parties, clear, invite, opponent, Our Party, Parties, Partying, remaining, sign, steer, steered, steering, steers, topic, very well

«It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world»

Author: George Washington (President) | Keywords: alliances, clear, foreign, our policy, permanent, policy, portion, portion out, steer, steered, steering, steers, this policy

«Most people are willing to take the Sermon on the Mount as a flag to sail under, but few will use it as a rudder by which to steer.»

Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes (Humorist, Physician, Poet, Professor, Writer) | Keywords: flag, flagging, Flag of, mount, mounting, mounts, mount up, rudder, sail, sermon, Sermon on the Mount, steer, steered, steering, steers, The Mount

«Sail Forth- Steer for the deep waters only. Reckless O soul, exploring. I with thee and thou with me. For we are bound where mariner has not yet dared go. And we will risk the ship, ourselves, and all.»

Author: Walt Whitman (Poet) | Keywords: bound, dared, deep water, explores, exploring, forth, mariner, mariners, not yet, reckless, sail, ship, steer, steered, steering, steers, The Deep, waters

«Our passions are the winds that propel our vessel. Our reason is the pilot that steers her. Without winds the vessel would not move and without a pilot she would be lost.»