A Quote by H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

When facing a difficult task, act as though it is impossible to fail. If you are going after Moby Dick, take along the tartar sauce.

H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Quote Topics

Act After Along Difficult Difficult Task Facing Fail Going Impossible Moby Dick Sauce Take Task Though

Quote Author

H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
American - Author
Born: 1940

Confidence is going after Moby Dick in a rowboat and taking tartar sauce with you.

Zig Ziglar

I'm so optimistic, I'd go after Moby Dick in a rowboat and take the tartar sauce with me.

Zig Ziglar

Even though I hadn't read a word of it, I grew up hating 'Moby-Dick.'

Nathaniel Philbrick

Act as though it is impossible to fail.

Dorothea Brande

'Moby-Dick' has a remarkable way of resonating with whatever is going on in the world at that particular moment.

Nathaniel Philbrick

For me, 'Moby-Dick' is more than the greatest American novel ever written; it is a metaphysical survival manual - the best guidebook there is for a literate man or woman facing an impenetrable unknown: the future of civilization in this storm-tossed 21st century.

Nathaniel Philbrick

I got some tartar control toothpaste. I still have tartar, but that stuff's under control. I got so much tartar, I don't have to dip my fish sticks in anything. That's actually kind of gross. After that joke, I have to clarify that I'm just joking.

Mitch Hedberg

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Act as though it were impossible to fail.

Dorothea Brandt

I grew up peeling shrimp and making tartar sauce.

Justin Lin

My favorite restaurant in the Twin Cities is McDonalds. I order two cheeseburgers, two snack wraps with no sauce, two fish fillets with cheese and light tartar sauce, two large fries, two apple pies, and one large milkshake.