Anchor Quotes

“Let us not remain anchored in the quicksand of a waning past, and lose the war on obliviousness, but let us listen to the bracing sounds of new horizons, grasp the enchantment of the fleeting instants and seize the cleverness of the moment. (Could time be patient?)”
― Erik Pevernagie

“Hope holds you fast like an anchor so you don't give way.”
― Philip Pullman, The Golden Compass

“Everyone has their own boat, it's a matter of pulling it out of the sand, and putting it in the water. But further, you can anchor the boat in fear when the storms rage, and go nowhere, let it drift aimlessly on its own or you can let God be the navigator and guide you on a journey in a way that is right for you.”
― Anthony Liccione

“Be strong. Even when you can't be.”
― Saim .A. Cheeda

“You're stronger than us. Once you find your anchor never let go of it. No matter what.”
― John Marrs, The Good Samaritan

“It's shame that gets us killed. Shame is the anchor, the heaviest burden to carry from the battlefield. Fortunately shame was an affliction I'd never suffered from.”
― Mark Lawrence, Prince of Fools

“We lay in each other's arms, rescuing each other from drowning. Each of us needed the other more than we were able to say. On this very odd night, the world could have gone down, and we would have been okay.”
― Meara O'Hara, The Wanderess and her Suitcase

“For this brief moment, he was the anchor and I was the boat caught in my sea of doubt and despair until we were back in his house where everything seemed to be so ordinary.”
― Meara O'Hara, The Wanderess and her Suitcase

“Lighting the lamp is an art. A ritual. A discipline. Lighting the lamp became my anchor, and my focus, a deliberate act, and a resolution.”
― Ranjani Rao, Rewriting My Happily Ever After - A Memoir of Divorce and Discovery

“Anchors aren’t meant to ground ships forever.
Ships pick up anchors, sail the seas, go where they want and the settle down again.
Temporarily.
Ironically, anchors help you travel better.
Your anchor helps you move safely between seas.”
― Richie Norton

“Ein Buch in der Hand kann ein echter Rettungsanker sein - wenn die See des Lebens zu rau ist, klammert man sich an Geschichten und lässt sich von ihnen in Sicherheit bringen.”
― Jasmin Schreiber, Marianengraben

“College had always felt more like an anchor than a kite, a tedious and time-eating entrapment. Studying for pointless tests stole away nights, rote memorization disappearing the freedom of creation.”
― Aspen Matis, Your Blue Is Not My Blue: A Missing Person Memoir

“Faith is sure foundation.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“I am (you are) the anchor, creator of mine and (your) dreams.”
― Santosh Kumar

“You’ve got to be careful when you let the other guy anchor. You have to prepare yourself psychically to withstand the first offer. If the other guy’s a pro, a shark, he’s going to go for an extreme anchor in order to bend your reality. Then, when they come back with a merely absurd offer it will seem reasonable, just like an expensive $400 iPhone seems reasonable after they mark it down from a crazy $600.”
― Chris Voss, Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It

“Rather than falling into the trap of wanting an explanation or validation from the gaslighter, turn to self-validation. When you reaffirm the reality of the abuse you’ve experienced, you’ll get one step closer to healing from the narcissist. Anchor yourself in what happened and don’t let anyone rewrite reality for you.”
― Gary Thomas

“What a hope! What an anchor for the soul facing any storm! God reigns supreme, above all. He is in control of everything and nothing happens in this life without His knowledge and eternal purpose. That is dynamite right there.”
― Paddick Van Zyl, This Stormy Life

“If our memory is a compass rather than an anchor of the past, we can reinterpret our history in light of the present. By living in forward motion, we can select wisdom from our experience, without being haunted by it. When we identify what we are leaving behind and why we do so, we can leave mental chaos and go forward with confidence. (“Never looking back again”)”
― Erik Pevernagie

“No matter what happens, the point here is to sponge up information from your counterpart. Letting your counterpart anchor first will give you a tremendous feel for him. All you need to learn is how to take the first punch.”
― Chris Voss, Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It

“Your repetition can be intentional. You can use the same anchor phrase freshly each time, renewed by focusing on your underlying intention— the deeper Yes that lies within you. You can also humanize the repetition with a smile or acknowledgment.”
― William Ury, The Power of a Positive No: How to Say No and Still Get to Yes

“The anchor is the big cheese. This is the person that everyone is talking to and this is the person who will decide on whatever needs deciding. When this person talks, everyone in the meeting is listening.”
― Michael Lopp, Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

“There is no anchor like hopeful faith.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Family can be like an anchor. An anchor may tether you. An anchor may also pull and sink your ship.”
― Tiphanie Yanique, Land of Love and Drowning

“Don't be angry with the news anchors. They are बंधुआ मज़दूर, (servants), they also need to feed their children, & morality can not buy a piece of ”
― Mohammed Zaki Ansari, "Zaki's Gift Of Love"

“Let your home be your mast and not your anchor.”
― Kahlil Gibran

“Hope is the beacon in the dark night. Its light shines through the storm of your soul, and when you allow God to anchor your hope, you will realize He’s greater than any situation you will ever encounter.”
― Dark Night Beacon

“Your spirit has wound itself into my bones, My rib cage is the anchor for its home.”
― Frances Woodard, Strings of Fate

“Allow God to be your anchor, so that even when you face a closed door, you can do so with valour.”
― Gift Gugu Mona, Beyond the Closed Door: Unique Keys to Unlock Destinies

“I once sat with someone I loved while they broke down in tears over the death of a parent. I didn’t cry — not because I didn’t care, but because I knew they needed one of us to stay steady. I held their hand. I breathed slowly so they could follow. And when they finally exhaled, I whispered, “I’m still here.” That moment taught me: sometimes, love is not in the echo — it’s in the anchor.”
― Marcus Viveiro, In the Quiet - On Logic, Spirit, and the Discipline of Living Without Certainty: Agnosticism, Deism, Stoicism and the Spiritual Discipline

“What did your mother used to say about the potter's wheel?"
Sazana closed her eyes. "When you sit at the wheel, tuck your elbow against your thigh. That's the anchor that will keep your arm from quivering."
Arta joined his voice to hers, and together they finished her mother's oft-repeated advice. "But anchor your heart to God, and he will keep you from being shaken.”
― Tessa Afshar, The Royal Artisan