Quotes with steer

  • Badness you can get easily, in quantity; the road is smooth, and it lies close by, But in front of excellence the immortal gods have put sweat, and long and steer is the way to it.

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  • Ben Affleck As an actor, you can steer a scene in another direction by playing it a little differently. And honestly? I like being an actor, and I want to keep having a career.
    Ben Affleck
    American actor and filmmaker. (1972 - )
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  • George Washington 'Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world.
    George Washington
    First president of the US (1732 - 1799)
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  • Publilius Syrus Anyone can steer the ship when the sea is calm.
    Publilius Syrus
    Syrian poet (85 - 43)
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  • Hesiod Badness you can get easily, in quantity; the road is smooth, and it lies close by, But in front of excellence the immortal gods have put sweat, and long and steer is the way to it.
    Hesiod
    Greek poet
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  • George Bernard Shaw Give a man health and a course to steer; and he'll never stop to trouble about whether he's happy or not.
    George Bernard Shaw
    Irish-English writer and critic (1856 - 1950)
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  • Henry David Thoreau He is the best sailor who can steer within fewest points of the wind, and exact a motive power out of the greatest obstacles.
    Henry David Thoreau
    American writer (1817 - 1862)
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  • Dave Barry 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.
    Dave Barry
    American humorist, writer
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  • John Masefield 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.
    John Masefield
    English poet and writer (1878 - 1967)
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  • Carroll Quigley In addition to their power over government based on government financing and personal influence, bankers could steer governments in ways they wished them to go by other pressures.
    Carroll Quigley
    American historian and theorist (1910 - 1977)
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  • Billy Campbell Most sailing ships take what they call trainees, who pay to be part of the crew. The Picton Castle takes people who are absolutely raw recruits. But you can't just ride along. You're learning to steer the ship, navigation; you're pulling lines, keeping a lookout; in the galley you're cooking.
    Billy Campbell
    American film and television actor (1959 - )
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  • Bruce Springsteen My only general rule was to steer away from things I played with the band over the past couple of tours. I was interested in re-shaping the Rising material for live shows, so people could hear the bare bones of that.
    Bruce Springsteen
    American singer-songwriter (1949 - )
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  • Henry Ward Beecher The Bible is God's chart for you to steer by, to keep you from the bottom of the sea, and to show you where the harbor is, and how to reach it without running on rocks or bars.
    Henry Ward Beecher
    American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, and speaker (1813 - 1887)
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  • George Bernard Shaw The philosopher is Nature's pilot. And there you have our difference: to be n hell is to drift: to be in heaven is to steer.
    George Bernard Shaw
    Irish-English writer and critic (1856 - 1950)
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  • Joyce Cary The will is never free - it is always attached to an object, a purpose. It is simply the engine in the car - it can't steer.
    Joyce Cary
    Irish novelist (1888 - 1957)
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  • George Bernard Shaw To be in hell is to drift; to be in heaven is to steer.
    George Bernard Shaw
    Irish-English writer and critic (1856 - 1950)
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  • Edmund Burke When ancient opinions and rules of life are taken away, the loss cannot possibly be estimated. From that moment, we have no compass to govern us, nor can we know distinctly to what port to steer.
    Edmund Burke
    English politician and philosopher (1729 - 1797)
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