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Sea Quotes

The pull of open water.

Some entries here use the sea literally, diving trips through the Red Sea and Pacific, a household still run by a grandfather's old ship discipline long after he'd come ashore, echoing themes found in Great quotes.

Turkey is a European country, an Asian country, a Middle Eastern country, Balkan country, Caucasian country, neighbor to Africa, Black Sea country, Caspian Sea, all these.

Quotes by Ahmet Davutoglu

From about 700 B.C. to A.D. 500, the vast territory of Scythia, stretching from the Black Sea to China, was home to diverse but culturally related nomads. Known as Scythians to Greeks, Saka to the Persians, and Xiongnu to the...

Quotes by Adrienne Mayor

I remember vividly one distinct memory of arriving in Hong Kong and being the only blonde haired girl in this sea of international students, and thinking, 'Oh, my God. There's no hiding here.'

Quotes by Adelaide Clemens

I shall go the way of the open sea, to the lands I knew before you came, and the cool ocean breezes shall blow from me the memory of your name.

Quotes by Adela Florence Nicolson

Change Quotes

It's because I have no sense of shame that I'm always willing to give things a go: I've ridden horses naked into the sea, I've climbed rocks, all kinds of things.

Quotes by Abbey Lee Kershaw

Not all paintings are abstract; they're not all Jackson Pollock. There's value in a photograph of a man alone on a boat at sea, and there is value in painting of a man alone on a boat at sea. In...

Quotes by Aaron Sorkin

I grew up in Haifa and enjoyed the wonderful beaches and Mount Carmel that rolls into the Mediterranean Sea. From my early days at home, I remember a strong encouragement to study.

Quotes by Aaron Ciechanover

We scuba dived in the Red Sea, the Pacific and the Indian oceans. We lived in Bali and India.

Quotes by Yvette Mimieux

Great Quotes

One fifth of human kind depend on fish to live. Today now 70 percent of the fish stock are over-exploited. According to FAO if we don't change our system of fishing the main sea resources will be gone in 2050....

Quotes by Yann Arthus-Bertrand

We have found that morals are not, like bacon, to be cured by hanging; nor, like wine, to be improved by sea voyages; nor, like honey, to be preserved in cells.

Quotes by William Taylor

There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now...

William Shakespeare

Don't worry over what the newspapers say. I don't. Why should anyone else? I told the truth to the newspaper correspondents - but when you tell the truth to them they are at sea.

Quotes by William Howard Taft

If you want to go anywhere in modern war, in the air, on the sea, on the land, you must have command of the air.

Quotes by William Halsey

Life Quotes

A long sea implies an uniform and steady motion of long and extensive waves; on the contrary, a short sea is when they run irregularly, broken, and interrupted; so as frequently to burst over a vessel's side or quarter.

Quotes by William Falconer

Hence a ship is said to head the sea, when her course is opposed to the setting or direction of the surges.

Quotes by William Falconer

God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform. He plants his footsteps in the sea, and rides upon the storm.

Quotes by William Cowper

Look! Don't be deceived by appearances - men and things are not what they seem. All who are not on the rock are in the sea!

Quotes by William Booth

The sea hath fish for every man.

Quotes by William Camden

Like Quotes

In fact, building a wall from sea to shining sea would be the most expensive and least effective way to secure the border.

Quotes by Will Hurd

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this "sea" quotes collection cover?
This page mixes literal quotes about oceans and travel with more poetic, metaphorical uses of "sea." One example uses it as a metaphor for inner calm: "An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself like oil over the troubled sea of thought, and keeping the mind smooth and equable in the roughest weather." For more reflective lines, see our Life quotes page.
Is there a quote about real ocean travel or diving?
Yes -- one quote recounts real-world adventure: "We scuba dived in the Red Sea, the Pacific and the Indian oceans. We lived in Bali and India." It's one of the more literal, travel-focused entries on this page.
Does this collection include a quote about family and the sea?
Yes -- one quote traces a family connection to seafaring: "My own wandering blood comes from my seafaring grandfather, who, after he had left the sea and settled on shore, still governed his house by a ship's rules." It's a nice example of the sea as a lasting influence, even after someone moves on. See more on our Great quotes page.
Is there a historically significant quote referencing the sea?
Yes -- one well-known historical quote uses "the islands of the sea" as part of a much broader statement about race relations across continents: "the relation of the darker to the lighter races of men in Asia and Africa, in America and the islands of the sea." It's presented here as that speaker's own historical framing of the issue, not a claim this page is making. Browse more thought-provoking lines on our Change quotes page.
Where can I find more quotes about life, love, and change?
Continue exploring with our Life quotes, Love quotes, Like quotes, and Man quotes pages for more reflective and metaphorical quotes.

Others reach for the sea as metaphor, calm spreading over troubled thought, or history's dividing lines stretching across oceans and islands. Browse on through Change and Life.