var sayings = new Array();
var sayers = new Array();

sayings[1] = "Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it... I am haunted by waters";
 sayers[1] = "Norman Maclean";

sayings[2] = "The two best reasons to buy a kayak rather than just renting are sunsets and sunrises.";
 sayers[2] = "Thomas P. Jones"

sayings[3] = "If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water.";
 sayers[3] = "Loren Eiseley";

sayings[4] = "A man of wisdom delights in water.";
 sayers[4] = "Confucius";

sayings[5] = "The cure for anything is salt water -- sweat, tears, or the sea.";
 sayers[5] = "Isak Dinesen";

sayings[6] = "You know you are kayaking when you can't go over a bridge without looking for water under it.";
 sayers[6] = "Anonymous";

sayings[7] = "Sea kayaking is about journeying. Sea kayaking is about exploring. Sea kayaking is about sharing experiences and memories with others. There is more to sea kayaking than just paddling.";
 sayers[7] = "Pete Dingle";

sayings[8] = "The problem with a canoe is that it’s got a big hole on top that lets in the water and limits the paddler’s ability to avoid sinking.";
 sayers[8] = "FreeWine";

sayings[9] = "Nor is it out of character that Chicago's grandest achievement- a largely manmade arc of lakefront parks and beaches - began as a mistake. from waste thrown into Lake Michigan a 75-year-old dump.";
 sayers[9] = " Pat Colander";

sayings[10] = "Once more upon the waters! Yet once more! And the waves bound beneath me as a steed that knows his rider.";
 sayers[10] = "Lord Byron";

sayings[11] = "There is nothing, absolutely nothing, Half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.";
 sayers[11] = "Wind in the Willows";

sayings[12] = "The isolating power of the sea works with astonishing rapidity and strength. You can drop clean out of society in a day and find yourself at the centre of a world where the concerns of society are of Martian remoteness compared with the grinning swoop of the bottle-nosed dolphin in your wake.";
 sayers[12] = "Jonathan Raban";

sayings[13] = "Your possessions should set you free like a boat or a pair of hiking boots.  If you work for your possessions and they don't set you free, what are you working for";
 sayers[13] = "Billy Harris";


sayings[14] = "For whatever we lose, Its always ourselves we find in the sea.";
 sayers[14] = "E.E. Cummings ";

sayings[15] = "I say, If your knees aren't green by the end of the day, you ought to seriously re-examine your life.";
 sayers[15] = "Calvin and Hobbes";

sayings[16] = "You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your element in each moment";
 sayers[16] = "Henry David Thoreau";

sayings[17] = "A lake carries you into recesses of feeling otherwise impenetrable.";
 sayers[17] = "William Wordsworth";

sayings[18] = "A lake is the landscape's most beautiful and expressive feature. It is earth's eye; looking into which the beholder measures the depth of his own nature.";
 sayers[18] = "Henry David Thoreau";

sayings[19] = "A kayaker, who has perfected his skills to get upright again, can defy almost any kind of weather.";
 sayers[19] = "Fridtjof Nansen, <i>Eskimo Life</i> (1891).";

sayings[20] = "Wilderness areas are first of all a series of sanctuaries for the primitive arts of wilderness travel, especially canoeing and packing.";
 sayers[20] = "Aldo Leopold";

sayings[21] = "A ship is always safe in port, but that's not what ships are for";
 sayers[21] = "William Shedd";

sayings[22] = "The sea does not honor one's past record, but judges, and acts, according to the performance of the moment";
sayers[22] = "Greg Blanchette";

sayings[23] = "It can be said of most small ship wanderers that they voyage not to acquire money or status, but to accumulate experience. And beyond that, perhaps, bare points of contact when the beginning, present and future connect somehow with a ship, sea, sky and an individual, when for a moment the secret of it all will stand revealed almost within reach. It is these times past and present that give meaning to life.";
sayers[23] = "Charles A. Borden";

sayings[24] = "The inner peace that comes from the quiet contemplation of a beach on a still calm morning, or the feeling of exhilaration that comes from the riding of a great wave in a small boat is more reward than most men will ever know.";
sayers[24] = "Willard Bascomb";

sayings[25] = "It isn't the sea that takes lives and brings grief to shore-bound families, it is the careless drift of the mind that accepts the moment of calm without looking beyond for what will surely change. The kayak allows the freedom of travel, but it also demands that the paddler be observant, and have both the skill and judgment to deal with the realities of the sea.";
sayers[25] = "Chris Duff";

sayings[26] = "You sail with the wind you have; not the wind you think you should have.";
sayers[26] = "G.W. Tillman";

sayings[27] = "For bad weather is the difference between wilderness and resort. It is the gatekeeper of the places we, as sea kayakers, like to explore and test ourselves in. Bad weather, you see, is not bad at all. To shrink from it is to lack the primary requirement for enjoying wilderness travel. A robust sense of humor, a healthy optimism, and a profound respect for nature are both the essence of outdoor personalities and the inevitable result of repeated and prolonged exposure to rough weather.";
 sayers[27] = "Malcolm Gunn";

sayings[28] = "The sea, like any expanse of nature, is a great teacher of humility. It strips away the nonessentials: the ego, the place in society we fill, and the clutter of busy lives.";
 sayers[28] = "Chris Duff";

sayings[29] = "Wind, waves, cold water and the exposure of miles of endless cliff can bare the soul as any desert experience might. All the insecurities of society—the stress of success or fear of failure—suddenly seem inconsequential. What is left is the stripped-down reality of purposeful, passionate living in an environment that tolerates nothing less. It is a great and continual cleansing, at first shockingly cold; but like the initial plunge into a mountain stream, it refreshes and wakes the body and mind to new life.";
 sayers[29] = "Chris Duff";

sayings[30] = "Sometimes I feel as though my kayak is flying over the water. It feels effortless. At that moment, I feel connected in some small way to the universal picture surrounding me. I am but a mere speck on this vast lake affected by the wind, sun, water, air, shoreline and the creatures and plants who share this place. But I maintain my cadence instinctively. I am in tune with the lake and myself. Distractions don’t exist when I’m absorbed in the inherent moment. Everything simply is as it is, and I am here, part of this world, in my own space as myself, my true self.";
 sayers[30] = "Wendy Killoran";

sayings[31] = "by acknowledging the essential role water plays in our evolution and survival, by expressing respect and gratitude, we transform it from a useful object into a sacred object.";
 sayers[31] = "Nathanial Altman";