"Never had I understood that I command, with absolute authority, the ship of my life! I decide its mission and rules and discipline, at my word waits every tool and sail, every cannon, the strength of every soul on board. I'm master of a team of passionate skills to sail me through hell's own jaws the second I nod the direction to steer."

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Source: Who is Sailing Your Ship? by Dennis Merritt Jones, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 13, 2011.

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Richard Bach is an American author known for his philosophical works, particularly 'Jonathan Livingston Seagull,' which explores themes of freedom and self-discovery.

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