Ocean Quotes

2174 Ocean quotes by 1339 unique authors

We do not associate the idea of antiquity with the ocean, nor wonder how it looked a thousand years ago, as we do of the… — Henry David Thoreau
The earth itself assures us it is a living entity. Deep below surface one can hear its slow pulse, feel its vibrant rhythm. The great… — Frank Waters
I liked to use my face mask more than the diving helmet for most occasions. I was learning to hold my breath longer now and… — Eugenie Clark
In the course of time I have learned to tramp about coral reefs, twenty to thirty feet under water, so unconcernedly that I can pay… — William Beebe
... the only other place comparable to these marvelous nether regions, must surely be naked space itself, out far beyond atmosphere, between the stars, where… — William Beebe
A great number of soundings, mainly along the continental slope of the New England States were also taken by the vessels of the United States… — Alexander Agassiz
...It is a very remarkable fact that the species of shell-fish common to Greenland and Finmark are not all inhabitants of deep or moderately deep… — Edward Forbes
Could the waters of the Atlantic be drawn off, so as to expose to view this great sea-gash, which separates continents, and extends from the… — Matthew Fontaine Maury
It is probable that a greater number of monuments of the skill and industry of man will, in the course of the ages, be collected… — Charles Lyell
Of all the ships that have been devoted to biological explorations of the sea, none has surpassed the endeavors conducted on board the U. S.… — Paul Bartsch
Moreover it is becoming the Britons, whether scientific or unscientific, who boast at all fitting occasions of their aptitude to rule the waves, should know… — Edward Forbes
Palaeontological research exhibits, beyond question, the phenomenon of provinces in time, as well as provinces in space. Moreover, all our knowledge of organic remains teaches… — Edward Forbes
I may say that here, as in most cases where the operations of nature interfere with the designs of man, it is not by a… — Louis Agassiz
But unless some great revolution in nature modifies the present relative level between land and sea, it may safely be maintained that the present outer… — Louis Agassiz
Walking aft a few feet we stand at the steering gear of the ship. There is no cozy; wheel-house on the bridge for the quartermaster… — Paul J. H. Schoemaker
It is pleasant to notice that the harmony between the naturalists and officers of the "Blake" was not for an instant disturbed during the time… — Alexander Agassiz
My familiarity with the successful use of very long steel ropes for mining purposes naturally suggested their adaptation to the new purpose of deep sea… — Alexander Agassiz
She's not dead. You didn't kill her, nor did the hunger birds, although they did their best to get to you through her. She's been… — Neil Gaiman
When you are a young person, you are like a young creek, and you meet many rocks, many obstacles and difficulties on your way. You… — Nhat Hanh
It is possible I never learned the names of birds in order to discover the bird of peace, the bird of paradise, the bird of… — Anais Nin
Ocean rowing is very much what you make it. Rowing technique is pretty irrelevant on the ocean. It's the psychology that's important. — Roz Savage
I think about myself as like an ocean liner that's been going full speed for a long distance, and the captain pulls the throttle back… — Leonard Nimoy
I was able to look out the window to see this incredible sight of the whole circle of the Earth. Oceans were crystal blue, the… — Charles Duke
If I'm not on tour or in the studio, I'm in nature somewhere, usually some kind of ocean. Playing music has afforded me that. It's… — Eddie Vedder
From the city of angels off the Pacific Ocean. Good morning, good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation, around the world. I'm George… — George Noory

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