10 MOST BEAUTIFUL IMAGES, IDEAS, & QUOTES ABOUT OCEANS

“The ocean stirs the heart, inspires the imagination and brings eternal joy to the soul.”

-- Robert Wyland

“Dance with the waves, move with the sea. Let the rhythm of the water set your soul free.”

-- Christy Ann Martine

“No water, no life. No blue, no green.”

-- Sylvia Earle

“To sit in silence at the shore, watch the waves and hear the surf, is to appreciate the very breath and heartbeat of the earth.”

-- Doe Zantamata

“She loved the sea. She liked the sharp salty smell of the air, and the vastness of the horizons bounded only by a vault of azure sky above.”

-- George R.R. Martin

“The moon was so beautiful that the ocean held up a mirror.”

-- Ani Difranco

“The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.”

-- Jacques Yves Cousteau

“Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.”

-- Ryunosuke Satoro

“We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch - we are going back from whence we came.”

-- John F. Kennedy

“At night, when the sky is full of stars and the sea is still you get the wonderful sensation that you are floating in space.”

-- Natalie Wood

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IMAGE CREDITS:

1. Image: by Justin Kern. “Of Obstacles, Portals and Waves.” California.
2. Image: by Alan Grinberg. “Banzai Pipeline.” North Shore. Oahu, HI.
3. Image: by Phil Dolby. “Seascape.” South Broom, South Africa.
4. Image: by Michael Dawes. North Stradbroke Island. Australia.
5. Image: by Bill Richards. “Iceland (literally).” Auster-Skaftafellssysla, Iceland.
6. Image: by Jim Liestman. “!Published!” North Carolina.
7. Image: by Rennett Stowe. “Jellyfish in Flight.” California.
8. Image: by scott1346. “Father and son.” Cocoa Beach, Florida.
9. Image: by CHRIStophe Robert HERVOUËT. “NAP TIME.” Lifou, New Caledonia. Australia.
10. Image: by Alistair Nicol. “Beyond.” South Carolina.
11. Image: by M Reza Faisal. “Stars under The Rainbow.” Belitung Island. Indonesia.
12. Image: by dronepicr. “Wrack Tugboat beach.” Curaçao Island. Caribbean.
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14. Image: by Kris Williams. “Sunlit Breakers.” Black Point, Anglesey. North Wales.