Brian Gordon

Add friend
Sign in to Goodreads to learn more about Brian Gordon.


Book cover for Two Years Before the Mast
Yet a sailor’s life is at best but a mixture of a little good with much evil, and a little pleasure with much pain. The beautiful is linked with the revolting, the sublime with the commonplace, and the solemn with the ludicrous.
Loading...
John C. Maxwell
“Nothing is easier than saying words. Nothing is harder than living them day after day.”
John C. Maxwell, The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader

“A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent” - Douglas McArthur”
Derek Stanzma, Leadership: How to Lead Effectively, Efficiently, and Vocally in a Way People Will Follow!

“Between good and evil is where I walk.”
Adam Plantinga, 400 Things Cops Know: Street-Smart Lessons from a Veteran Patrolman

Kahlil Gibran
“Sons of my ancient mother, you riders of the tides, How often have you sailed in my dreams. And now you come in my awakening, which is my deeper dream. Ready am I to go, and my eagerness with sails full set awaits the wind. Only another breath will I breathe in this still air, only another loving look cast backward, And then I shall stand among you, a seafarer among seafarers.”
Khalil Gibran, The Prophet

“It FREES you to be authentically you - and live without fear. ”
Michael Martin

121247 Drop Everything And Read — 4387 members — last activity 20 hours, 22 min ago
“Books loved anyone who opened them, they gave you security and friendship and didn't ask for anything in return; they never went away, never, n ...more
153105 Lectores españoles por Goodreads — 5088 members — last activity Dec 25, 2025 08:49AM
Una página para todos los lectores y escritores de habla hispana, o gente interesada en este preciso idioma! Recomendaciones,
year in books
Michele...
237 books | 65 friends

Hokman To
79 books | 18 friends

Juana Ríos
1 book | 130 friends

Andrew ...
40 books | 30 friends

Ian Bal...
2 books | 20 friends

Tania E...
1 book | 21 friends

JJ Pish...
642 books | 1 friend

Alex
155 books | 23 friends

More friends…



Polls voted on by Brian Gordon

Lists liked by Brian Gordon