California Quote by Sam Elliott

I was a lifeguard and taught swimming lessons when I was in high school.

— Jen Psaki

Well, when I was a kid, I grew up in San Diego next to the ocean. The ocean was my friend - my best…

— Robert Ballard

I've been around the surf culture since I was a kid. I grew up in a beach town in Rhode Island. Then eventually I…

— Don Winslow

I was born and raised in Santa Cruz, California, and the whole lifestyle revolves around the beach. My parents met surfing, and the beach…

— Marisa Miller

My lifeguard walks on water.

— Nishan Panwar

I grew up in West Palm Beach, Florida. My dad took me hunting, trapping and fishing when I was a kid.

— John W. Thompson

I grew up on the north shore of Oahu, mainly around the beach, so I was surrounded by surfing and everything to do with…

— Evan Mock

I grew up at the beach and I was always involved in beach clean-ups and caring for my environment.

— Lauren Conrad

I was a kid that grew up in the South and was always outdoors fishing and hunting and, you know, swimming in the pool…

— Tye Sheridan

My parents live near the ocean, and I've spent a lot of time walking through the water at night, being around the water.

— Win Butler

Nobody in my family ever surfed, but they would always bring me to the beach.

— Donavon Frankenreiter

I grew up in Orange County, California, all over the beaches of San Clemente and that area.

— Donavon Frankenreiter