We are semipermeable membranes. We can pick and choose which troubles are worthy of our attention. What sinks us can only do so with our permission; a boat stays afloat until the water gets in. - Joyce Rachelle
Sitting calmly on a ship in fair weather is not a metaphor for having faith; but when the ship has sprung a leak, then enthusiastically to keep the ship afloat by pumping and not to seek the harbor--that is the metaphor for having faith. (Concluding Unscientific Postscript) - Søren Kierkegaard
It is so hard to stay afloat in a world that just wants to drown you. - Schuyler Peck
If you're struggling uphill; carrying your heavy load; fighting to stay afloat or battling your demons, know that you are definitely on the right path, and ascending to the place where you will one day embody the legend you seek to become. - Seon Stronghold
I am afloat on a sea of foaming joy and delight. - J.P. Martin
Action is at bottom a swinging and flailing of the arms to regain one's balance and keep afloat. - Eric Hoffer