Able Quote by Linda Ronstadt

The debris of civilization litters the landscapes and spoils the beaches. Conservation's concerns now is not only for man's enjoyment-but for man's survival.

— Lyndon B. Johnson

I grew up on the beaches, and I always found it kind of funny that it's considered decent if you cover three tiny spots…

— Bo Derek

The oceans are more or less in disrepair. Long Beach really is making an effort to acknowledge this, and that's a great place to…

— Aaron Peirsol

I hate vacations. If you can build buildings, why sit on the beach?

— Philip Johnson

If we cannot create a beachhead, an anchor of affordability in our communities, in our urban areas, we will lose the people who actually…

— Ted Wheeler

This is the worst thing to happen to beaches since the Speedo.

— Bill Maher

They were so exhausted and seasick and all they could do was crawl up those beaches. And thousands of them lay dead in no…

— Barry Pepper

I think men should go see Beaches too. I think they'll understand women better.

— Garry Marshall

Total physical and mental inertia are highly agreeable, much more so than we allow ourselves to imagine. A beach not only permits such inertia…

— John Kenneth Galbraith

I have known beaches, but I have no particular fondness for them. I don't like sand in my crevices. I don't like sand at…

— Roxane Gay

The sea-shore is a sort of neutral ground, a most advantageous point from which to contemplate this world. It is even a trivial place.…

— Henry David Thoreau

To have a beautiful sandy beach in Scotland seems like such a contradiction.

— Mary McCartney