Dreams, ideas, and plans not only are an escape, they give me purpose, a reason to hang on. Steven Callahan More Quotes by Steven Callahan More Quotes From Steven Callahan The sea remains the greatest wilderness. To my mind, voyaging through wildernesses, be they full of woods or waves, is essential to the growth and maturity of the human spirit. Steven Callahan maturitygrowthsea There is a magnificent intensity in life that comes when we are not in control but are only reacting, living, surviving. I am not a religious man per se...but for me, to go to sea is to get a glimpse of the face of God. At sea I am reminded of my insignificance-of all men's insignificance. It is a wonderful feeling to be so humbled. Steven Callahan religiousseamen A view of heaven from a seat in hell. Steven Callahan hellviewsheaven Avoiding risk is not much of a goal...whether you crawl into a hole or walk a high wire, nobody gets out of here alive. We cannot grow without challenge. Steven Callahan riskgoalchallenges My plight has given me a strange kind of wealth, the most important kind. I value each moment that is not spent in pain, desperation, hunger, thirst, or loneliness. Steven Callahan painlonelinessimportant This life is full of trials and tribulations, so you have to capture humor whenever and wherever you can find it. Steven Callahan this-lifetrialslife-is
