First of all, it does not deter crime, the death penalty.
When somebody tells me I cannot do something, that's when I do it.
To me, the sea is like a person - like a child that I've known a long time. It sounds crazy, I know, but when I swim in the sea I talk to it. I never feel alone when I'm out there.
People said women couldn't swim the Channel, but I proved they could.
I have no complaints. I am comfortable and satisfied. I am not the kind of person who reaches for the moon as long as I have the stars.
I just knew if it could be done, it had to be done, and I did it
When we're in the water, we're not in this world.
To be a Christian is to believe we are commanded and authorised to say certain things to the world; to say things that will make disciples of all nations.
Civil government being the sole object of forming societies, its administration must be conducted by common consent.
the delicacy that respects a friend's silence is one of the charms of life.
Men seldom think deeply on subjects in which they have no choice of opinion: they are fearful of encountering obstacles to their faith--as in religion--and so are content with the surface.