These Ocean Quotes Will Inspire Beauty And Depth

A world of wonder and mystery, let these incredible ocean quotes open your mind and your heart to the great unknown.

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According to a study conducted by Wallace J. Nichols, author of “Blue Mind,” being near, in, on, or under water can provide numerous mental health benefits.

Nichols’ research demonstrates that exposure to water can lead to a calmer, more focused, and creative state of mind.

Oceans are the lifeblood of our planet and all the creatures that live here.

They cover nearly three-quarters of the earth and hold 97% of our planet’s water.

Oceans affect our lives and those of our loved ones, no matter how far from the shore we live.

We depend on the oceans for the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat and even the products that keep us warm, safe, informed and entertained.

Besides, research has shown that being near the ocean can make you calmer and more creative.

When you sit near the ocean and gaze out at the water, you give your brain and senses a rest from overstimulation, get into a mindful state, and trigger insights and ideas that eluded you while you were sitting at your computer.

Ocean water can also inspire you to be more compassionate and connected.

While in the restful, contemplative state associated with interacting with water, you are likely to experience feelings of awe, which can increase your capacity for connection and empathy.

Besides, a workout by or in ocean water can be more beneficial to your body and mind than exercising in a crowded, hectic gym environment.

To open your mind and heart to the great unknown, below is our collection of inspirational, beautiful, and insightful ocean quotes, ocean sayings, and ocean proverbs, collected from a variety of sources over the years.

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Ocean Quotes To Inspire Beauty And Depth

A survey by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) found that more than 39% of the U.S. population lives in coastal shoreline counties, emphasizing the strong connection between humans and the ocean.

Living close to the ocean not only offers recreation and economic opportunities but also has a significant impact on people’s mental well-being.

1. “There’s nothing more beautiful than the way the ocean refuses to stop kissing the shoreline, no matter how many times it’s sent away.” – Sarah Kay

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2. “The universe is an ocean upon which we are the waves. While some decide to surf, others venture to dive.” – Charbel Tadros

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3. “The ocean was magical to her, its depths and mysteries were boundless, its call irresistible.” – Jeff Mariotte

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4. “You will love the ocean. It makes you feel small, but not in a bad way. Small because you realize you’re part of something bigger.” – Lauren Myracle

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5. “If  the ocean can calm itself, so can you. We are both salt water mixed with air.” ― Nayyirah Waheed

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6. “Summer is calling me with the music of an ocean breeze. I must go dance with the waves of love.” – Debasish Mridha

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7. “You could start now, and spend another forty years learning about the sea without running out of new things to know.” – Peter Benchley

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8. “You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is like an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.” – Mahatma Gandhi

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9. “You can either see yourself as a wave in the ocean or you can see yourself as the ocean.” – Oprah Winfrey

10. “The ocean has a life of its own. Its tides, whirlpools, currents and eddies are a testament to its conflicting emotions.” – Anthony T. Hincks

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Ocean quotes to remind you of its vastness and beauty

Research conducted by the European Marine Board indicates that marine and coastal ecosystems provide crucial cultural services, including spiritual enrichment, cognitive development, and aesthetic appreciation.

These services contribute to improved mental health, well-being, and a sense of identity for those who live close to or engage with oceanic environments.

11. “She loves the serene brutality of the ocean, loves the electric power she felt with each breath of wet, briny air.” – Holly Black

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12. “My soul is full of longing for the secret of the sea. And the heart of the great ocean sends a thrilling pulse through me.” — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

13. “Be alone with the sea for it is there you will find answers to questions you didn’t realize exist.” – Khang Kijarro Nguyen

14. “I love the ocean. I’ve always liked the blue, so tranquil and peaceful and gliding. And the fear of it.” – Siouxsie Sioux

15. “The heart of man is very much like the sea, it has its storms, it has its tides and in its depths, it has its pearls too.” – Vincent van Gogh

16. “You can’t cross the ocean of life just by dreaming about it, you have to jump in and swim.” – Debasish Mridha

17. “The ocean is a mighty harmonist.” – William Wordsworth

18. “I pray to be like the ocean, with soft currents, maybe waves at times. More and more, I want the consistency rather than the highs and the lows.” – Drew Barrymore

19. “Let the waves carry you where the light can not.” – Mohit Kaushik

20. “We know only too well that what we are doing is nothing more than a drop in the ocean. But if the drop were not there, the ocean would be missing something.” – Mother Teresa

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21. “Every time I slip into the ocean, it’s like going home.” – Sylvia Earle

22. “I have an immoderate passion for water; for the sea, though so vast, so restless, so beyond one’s comprehension.” – Guy de Maupassant

23. “The ocean is a central image. It is the symbolism of a great journey.” – Enya

24. “Those who live by the sea can hardly form a single thought of which the sea would not be part.” – Hermann Broch

25. “Being out there in the ocean, God’s creation, it’s like a gift He has given us to enjoy.” – Bethany Hamilton

27. “The sea knows no limits, makes no concessions. It has given us everything and it can take everything away from us.” – John Ajvide Lindqvist

28. “If peace flows like a river, may it flow into the ocean of our souls.” – J. Autherine

29. “Waves tossed themselves against the shore, dragging grit and sand between their nails as they were slowly pulled back out to sea.” – Holly Black

30. “The ocean is everything I want to be. Beautiful, mysterious, wild, and free.” — Unknown

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31. “We are like islands in the sea, separate on the surface but connected in the deep.” – William James

32. “‎I have always been fascinated by the ocean, to dip a limb beneath its surface and know that I’m touching eternity, that it goes on forever until it begins here again.” – Lauren DeStefano

33. “Wild waves rise and fall when they arrive and that’s what makes the calm sea alive.” – Munia Khan

34. “I wish I could describe the feeling of being at sea, the anguish, frustration, and fear, the beauty that accompanies threatening spectacles, the spiritual communion with creatures in whose domain I sail.” – Steve Callahan

35. “A pool just isn’t the same as the ocean. It has no energy. No life.” – Linda Gerber

36. “Just think of any negativity that comes at you as a raindrop falling into the ocean of your bliss.” – Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

37. “The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.” – William Arthur Ward

38. “What would an ocean be without a monster lurking in the dark? It would be like sleep without dreams.” – Werner Herzog

39. “Dance with the waves, move with the sea, let the rhythm of the water set your soul free.” — Christy Ann Martine

40. “The ocean is an object of no small terror.” – Edmund Burke

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41. “You never really know what’s coming. A small wave, or maybe a big one. All you can really do is hope that when it comes, you can surf over it, instead of drowning in its monstrosity.”- Alysha Speer

42. “How I long to be the shore and feel your waves crash upon me over and over again.” – Timothy Joshua Chia

43. “If you want to hear the distant voice of the ocean put your ear to the lips of a seashell.” – Curtis Tyrone Jones

44. “Each kiss of an ocean wave is passed along, as long as there is life on and in the seas.” – Anthony T. Hincks

45. “In every outthrust headland, in every curving beach, in every grain of sand there is the story of the earth.” – Rachel Carson

46. “Far and away, the greatest threat to the ocean, and thus to ourselves, is ignorance. But we can do something about that.” – Sylvia Earle

47. “Water always goes where it wants to go, and nothing, in the end, can stand against it. Water is patient. Dripping water wears away a stone.” – Margaret Atwood

48. “A river starts by longing for the ocean.” – Will Advise

49. “If we look at the ocean in a calm, there is something imposing in its aspect; stretched out in its sleeping tranquility, but looking fearfully deep, and its silence seems like that of the lion when crouching for its prey.” – Jenny M Parker

50. “Waves are the voices of tides. Tides are life. They bring new food for shore creatures and take ships out to sea. They are the ocean’s pulse, and our own heartbeat.” – Tamora Pierce

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51. “I’m an ocean, because I’m really deep. If you search deep enough you can find rare exotic treasures.” – Christina Aguilera

52. “I want to do everything I can in my own life to protect and preserve the ocean.” – Cody Simpson

53. “Every time you dive, you hope you’ll see something new – some new species. Sometimes the ocean gives you a gift, sometimes it doesn’t.” – James Cameron

54. “It’s when I go down to the beach that the waves come up to greet me.” –
Anthony T. Hincks

55. “You’re not a wave, you’re a part of the ocean.” – Mitch Albom

56. “Why do we love the sea? It is because it has some potent power to make us think things we like to think.” – Robert Henri

57. “When people who love the ocean come together, they can achieve extraordinary things.” – Frances Beinecke

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

59. “Life is like the ocean, it goes up and down.” – Vanessa Paradis

60. “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

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61. “I’m hopeful that we’ll be able to study the ocean before we destroy it.” – James Cameron

62. “I’m concerned about the ocean and the environment. And I love whales.” – Mayim Bialik

63. “I love the smell of rain, and I love the sound of the ocean waves.” – Amy Purdy

64. “The ocean makes me feel really small and it makes me put my whole life into perspective… it humbles you and makes you feel almost like you’ve been baptized. I feel born again when I get out of the ocean.” – Beyoncé Knowles

65. “Never underestimate the power of the ocean.” – Heidi Klum

66. “To me, the sea is a continual miracle; The fishes that swim–the rocks–the motion of the waves–the ships, with men in them, What stranger miracles are there?” – Walt Whitman

67. “You can never turn your back on the ocean.” – Rip Torn

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

69. “I’ve always been drawn to the ocean.” – Kenny Chesney

70. “There’s a magical energy and power from the ocean.” – Jo Beverley

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71. “Just as every drop of the ocean carries the taste of the ocean, so does every moment carry the taste of eternity.” – Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

72. “You don’t understand. You’re not a wave. You’re part of the ocean.” – Morrie Schwartz

73. “Like the ocean that remains calm in its depths even when waves rage over its surface, and like the sun that continues shining on high even during storms, we can at each moment create value and develop our state of life, enjoying our existence to the fullest in times of both suffering and joy.” –Daisaku Ikeda

74. “The voice of the sea speaks to the soul. The touch of the sea is sensuous, enfolding the body in its soft, close embrace.” – Kate Chopin

75. “We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.” – Mother Teresa

76. “The ocean has always been a salve to my soul.” – Jimmy Buffett

77. “I threw bitter tears at the ocean, but all that came back was the tide.” –
Sarah McLachlan

78. “The sea! The sea! The open sea!, The blue, the fresh, the ever free!” –
Bryan Procter

79. “Every drop in the ocean counts.” – Yoko Ono

80. “Just as the ocean has waves or the sun has rays, so the minds’s own radiance is its thoughts and emotions.” – Sogyal Rinpoche

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81. “The human desire to obtain more is a sieve that can never be filled with all the water from the world’s oceans.” – Will Bowen

82. “Asking is the beginning of receiving. Make sure you don’t go to the ocean with a teaspoon. At least take a bucket so the kids won’t laugh at you.” – Jim Rohn

83. “Looking out over the ocean you can see reflections of God.” – Catherine Pulsifer

84. “I was happy anywhere I could see the ocean.” — Ai Yazawa

85. “As the ocean is never full of water, so is the heart never full of love.” – Unknown

86. “On the ocean of life let your mind be the ship and your heart be the compass.” – James David Manning

87. “It was one of those days when the ocean takes on all the colors of the rainbow and smiles up from the coral reef in glowing hues,” – Matt Warshaw

88. “Don’t cross oceans for people who wouldn’t cross a puddle for you.” –
Unknown

89. “I go to the ocean to calm down, to reconnect with the creator, to just be happy.” – Nnedi Okorafor

90. “Faith is knowing there is an ocean because you have seen a brook.” –
William Arthur Ward

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91. “We could learn to leave things alone and rest in the awareness – the ocean – rather than being thrown around by the waves. This is what meditation practice is all about.” – Gelong Thubten

92. “We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must learn to sail in high winds.”– Aristotle Onassis

93. “Together we can face any challenges as deep as the ocean and as high as the sky.” – Sonia Gandhi

94. “Smell the sea and feel the sky.” – Van Morrison

95. “To find the pearls in life’s ocean, you have to venture out far past the shore.” – Unknown

96. “You cannot speak of the ocean to a frog that lives in a well.” –
Bill Vaughan

97. “Our memories of the ocean will linger on, long after our footprints in the sand are gone.” – Unknown

98. “Limitless and immortal, the waters are the beginning and end of all things on earth.” – Heinrich Zimmer

99. “No one would have crossed the ocean if he could have gotten off the ship in the storm.” – Charles Kettering

100. “We know that when we protect our oceans we’re protecting our future.” – William J. Clinton

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101. “The sea does not like to be restrained.” – Rick Riordan

102. “No dirt can touch me, like an ocean, everything that comes to me becomes clean.”― Debasish Mridha

103. “The sea will grant each man new hope, and sleep will bring dreams of home.” –Christopher Columbus

104. “You will love the ocean. It makes you feel so… I don’t know. Small, but not in a bad way. Small because you realize you’re part of something bigger.”― Lauren Myracle

105. “I like to let the ocean take me where I’m supposed to go.” – Unknown

106. “You are not a drop in the ocean. You are an ocean in a drop.”― Joy N. Hensley

107. “Ocean separates lands, not souls..”― Munia Khan

108. “I heard silence, silence infinite as the bottom of the ocean, a silence that sealed.”― Anne Spollen
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109. “I go to the ocean to say goodbye.”― Charlotte Eriksson

110. “An ocean which thinks there is nothing to learn from a lake is not a wise ocean!”― Mehmet Murat ildan

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111. “Eternity begins and ends with the ocean’s tides.” – Unknown

112. “I ain’t afraid to drown if that means I’m deep up in your ocean.”― Chris Brown

113. “Just like the ocean, I can be a little salty.” – Unknown

114. “I have always wanted to give you the world, so I started giving you pieces of the oceans that kept us apart.”― Karen Quan

115. “To escape and sit quietly on the beach — that’s my idea of paradise.” — Emilia Wickstead

116. “I couldn’t imagine living in a state that didn’t reach the ocean. It was a giant reset button. You could go to the edge of the land and see infinity and feel renewed.”― Avery Sawyer

117. “There must be something strangely sacred in salt. It is in our tears and in the sea.”― Khalil Gibran

118. “Sometimes she wants to drift away like ocean waves and sometimes she wants to stay still like a river, wrapped in solitude.”― Nitya Prakash

119. “Sand lines my soul which is filled with the breath of the ocean.”― A.D. Posey

120. “The world is a navy in an empty ocean.”― Dejan Stojanovic

Peaceful ocean quotes

121. “Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.” – Ryunosuke Satoro

122. “The sea is an underwater museum still awaiting its visitors.” – Philippe Diolé

123. “You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.” – Rabindranath Tagore

124. “The sea appears all golden, Beneath the sun-lit sky.” – Heinrich Heine

125. “The sea is a desert of waves, A wilderness of water.” – Langston Hughes

126. “There’s nothing wrong with enjoying looking at the surface of the ocean itself, except that when you finally see what goes on underwater, you realize that you’ve been missing the whole point of the ocean. Staying on the surface all the time is like going to the circus and staring at the outside of the tent.” – Dave Barry

127. “Don’t spend your entire life building a ship, without ever tasting the salt of the ocean.” – Alexander Den Heijer

128. “White sand beaches, turquoise waters, and red sky sunsets.” – Julie Bradley

129. “Either you decide to stay in the shallow end of the pool or you go out in the ocean.” – Christopher Reeve

130. “A smooth sea never made a skillful sailor.” – Anonymous

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131. “How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is clearly Ocean.” – Arthur C. Clarke

132. “The waves of the sea help me get back to me.” – Anonymous

133. “The sea is the only embodiment of a supernatural and wonderful existence.” – Jules Verne

134. “I need the sea because it teaches me.” – Pablo Neruda

135. “At sea, I learned how little a person needs, not how much.” – Robin Lee Graham

136. “I’m the ocean. I’m the sea. There is a world inside of me.” – Anonymous

137. “After a visit to the beach, it’s hard to believe that we live in a material world.” – Pam Shaw

138. “The edge of the sea is a strange and beautiful place.” – Rachel Carson

139. “The true beauty of the sea cannot be discovered unless we go within.” – Asad Meah

140. “Beautiful secrets are whispered to your soul by a quiet sea.” – Anonymous

Ocean quotes for people who love the water

141. “Take me to the ocean. Let me sail the open sea. To breathe the warm and salty air and dream of things to be.” – Erica Billups

142. “You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.” – Jon Kabat-Zinn

143. “A healthy ocean is vital to our economy and well-being. We need clean and healthy oceans to sustain tourism and fisheries.” – Scott Peters

144. “The ocean is this beautiful, unexplored place. Why on Earth everyone isn’t down there, I don’t know.” – Graham Hawkes

145. “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.” – Adela Florence Nicolson

146. “Like a shipwreck or a jetty, almost anything that forms a structure in the ocean, whether it is natural or artificial over time, collects life.” – Sylvia Earle

147. “I love the ocean. Anywhere near the ocean will do. Preferably the Atlantic Ocean.” – Ben Fogle

148. “My favorite place to vacation is anyplace by the ocean.” – Nina Arianda

149.  “I filmed underwater for two days in the open ocean with dolphins.” – Kathleen Quinlan

150. “We have been far too aggressive about extracting ocean wildlife, not appreciating that there are limits and even points of no return.” – Sylvia Earle

Majestic ocean quotes

151. “Ocean is more ancient than the mountains and freighted with the memories and the dreams of Time.” –H. P. Lovecraft

152. “Ocean: A body of water occupying two-thirds of a world made for man – who has no gills.”

-Ambrose Bierce

153. “The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea.” –Isak Dinesen

154. “In one drop of water are found all the secrets of all the oceans.” –Kahlil Gibran

155. “The three great elemental sounds in nature are the sound of rain, the sound of wind in a primeval wood, and the sound of outer ocean on a beach.” –Henry Beston

156. “Even the upper end of the river believes in the ocean.” –William Stafford

157. “When anxious, uneasy, and bad thoughts come, I go to the sea, and the sea drowns them out with its great wide sounds, cleanses me with its noise, and imposes a rhythm upon everything in me that is bewildered and confused.” –Rainer Maria Rilke

158. “The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach – waiting for a gift from the sea.” –Anne Morrow Lindbergh

159. “He that will learn to pray, let him go to sea.” –George Herbert

160. “For whatever we lose (like a you or a me), it’s always ourselves we find in the sea.” –E. E. Cummings

Ocean quotes about how amazing it is

161. “If you live a life of make-believe, your life isn’t worth anything until you do something that does challenge your reality. And to me, sailing the open ocean is a real challenge because it’s life or death.” -Morgan Freeman

162. “Why is it that scuba divers and surfers are some of the strongest advocates of ocean conservation? Because they’ve spent time in and around the ocean, and they’ve personally seen the beauty, the fragility, and even the degradation of our planet’s blue heart.” -Sylvia Earle

163. “So that the monotonous fall of the waves on the beach, which for the most part beat a measured and soothing tattoo to her thoughts, seemed consolingly to repeat over and over again.” -VIrginia Woolf

164. “The sea is as near as we come to another world.” -Anne Stevenson

165. “The sea lives in every one of us.” -Robert Wyland

166. “You only need to stand near the ocean to feel the power of the universe and a closeness to the one who created it.” – Susan Gale

167. “The sea is emotion incarnate. It loves, hates, and weeps. It defies all attempts to capture it with words and rejects all shackles. No matter what you say about it, there is always that which you can’t.” – Christopher Paolini

168. “I love how it feels to unwind by the ocean.” -MIranda Rae Mayo

169. “Fishermen own the fish they catch, but they do not own the ocean.” -Etienne Schneider

170. “There’s definitely healing properties to being in proximity to the ocean and that breeze.” -Johnny Depp

Ocean Quotes To Give You A Clear Mind

171. “Our life is but a grain of sand in the indifferent ocean of infinity.” — Sergei Dovlatov

172. “Treasures of the sea can be found at the beach. Let go and discover!” — Catherine Pulsifer

173. “My life is like a stroll upon the beach, as near to the ocean’s edge as I can go” — Henry David Thoreau

174. “A woman’s heart is a deep ocean of secrets.” — Titanic

175. “The person you think of when you stand in front of the ocean. That’s the person you’re in love with.” — Colleen Michele

176. “In still moments by the sea life seems large-drawn and simple. It is there we can see into ourselves.” — Rolf Edberg

177. “Even castles made from sand fall to the ocean.” — Jimi Hendrix

178. “In the beginning, there was only ocean.” — Disney’s Moana

179. “A sailor is an artist whose medium is the wind.” — Webb Chiles

180. “Life is a sea of vibrant color. Jump in.” — A.D. Posey

Short Ocean Quotes We Can Learn From 

181. “Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” — Andre Gide

182. “The ocean holds secrets, Baby. It sees a lot and tells nothing.” — Lois Ruth Scott

183. “By protecting our oceans, we are preserving them for the next generation to enjoy.” — The Grumpy Guru

184. “I am a seaman, Sir; and though the ocean is my home, I never venture on it without sufficient footing.” — James Fenimore Cooper

185. “In the ocean of baseness, the deeper we get, the easier the sinking.” — James Russell Lowell

186. “There is an ocean of silence between us… and I am drowning in it.” ― Ranata Suzuki

187. “I am the shore and the ocean, awaiting myself on both sides.” ― Dejan Stojanovic

188. “We all have an edge. We all are floating our psyche on top with a great ocean underneath.” ― Brad Dourif

189. “At beyond continent of reality, there are oceans of ideas.” ― Toba Beta

190. “It was like trying to bail out an ocean of water with a teaspoon.” ― Jodi Picoult

Ocean Quotes That Give You Peace

191. “Wherever people go to find peace – that’s what I find in the ocean.” ― Willow Aster

192. “We are all born in a little port but not all of us sail the vast oceans! Majority remain in the port!” ― Mehmet Murat ildan

193. “The ocean is so magnificent, peaceful, and awesome.” — Paul Walker

194. “If you wish to be a mine of jewels, open the deep ocean within your heart.” — Rumi

195. “We are opening up an enormous new era in archaeology. Time capsules in the deep oceans.” ― John Lehman

196. “Sponges grow in the ocean. That just kills me. I wonder how much deeper the ocean would be if that didn’t happen.” — Steven Wright

197. “The beauty and mystery of the ocean, fills our lives with wonders.” ― M. L. Borges

198. “Civilization is like a thin layer of ice upon a deep ocean of chaos and darkness.” — Werner Herzog

199. “Without the will or desire to achieve one is like flotsam on the oceans of time.” ― Steven Redhead

200. “The ocean is the navigator’s world.” ― William Baffin

Ocean Quotes That Give You A Different Perspective

201. “We have the responsibility to care for the ocean as it cares for us.” — Suzanne van der Veeken

202. “When she saw the waves crashing on the shore, her heart leaped inside her in excitement. She still had a love affair with the ocean.” — Sharon Brubake

203. “And as the drop kissed the ocean, it became the ocean itself.” — Sw. Chidananda Tirtha

204. “The most interesting feeling when watching an ocean is this: It seems like something will come from the distant horizon but actually nothing comes!” — Mehmet Murat Ildan

205. “I wonder if the ocean smells different on the other side of the world.” — J.A. Redmerski

206. “A beach is not only a sweep of sand, but shells of sea creatures, the sea glass, the seaweed, the incongruous objects washed up by the ocean.” — Henry Grunwald

207. “The ocean is both my mistress and my lover. How else can I explain her salty kiss that is still on my lips.” — Anthony T. Hincks

208. “All rivers pay homage to the ocean for it lies lowest.” — Jeffrey Fry

209. “Those who did not know the ocean well forgot its solidity, its brutality. When it slammed into them with the force of cold metal they were appalled.” — Robert Galbraith

210. “Ocean, n. A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man — who has no gills.” — Ambrose Bierce

Ocean Quotes To Enjoy The Breeze

211. “If you cannot on the ocean sail among the swiftest fleet, Rocking on the highest billows, laughing at the storms you meet.” — Ellen M. H. Gates

212. “Find comfort in the rhythm of the sea.” — Charlotte Eriksson

213. “I have always been consumed with one desire; to touch and see as much as possible of the earth and the sea before I die.” — Nikos Kazantzakis

214. “Where chefs once ruled the waves, local small farmers are the new rock stars.” — Mario Batali

215. “A fragrant breeze wandered up from the quiet sea, trailed along the beach, and drifted back to the sea again, wondering where to go next. On a mad impulse, it went up to the beach again. It drifted back to sea.” — Douglas Adams

216. “Life is an ocean, fathom it.” — M. K. Soni

217. “I don’t trust the ocean, either; it would kill me as soon as not. It doesn’t mean I’m afraid of it.” — Maggie Stiefvater

218. “If you want to find a fish, look in the ocean. If you want to find yourself, look in your mind.” — Richard Gere

219. “Well, the Ocean hides many secrets, and all of them are precious and beautiful.” — SA Krishnan

220. “While inner beauty stays permanent like an ocean. By all means, hold strong to your inner beauty.” — Edmond Mbiaka

Ocean Quotes About Its Amazing Wonders

221. “I do an awful lot of scuba diving. I love to be on the ocean, under the ocean. I live next to the ocean.” — James Cameron

222. “My heart resembles the ocean; has storm, and ebb and flow; and many a beautiful pearl lies hid in its depths below.” — Heinrich Heine

223. “The sea pronounces something, over and over, in a hoarse whisper; I cannot quite make it out.” — Annie Dillard

224. “But it’s a big ocean. It’s an even bigger world. And maybe we’ve gotten as close as we’re supposed to get.” — Gayle Forman

225. “It was a lone voice in the middle of the ocean, but it was heard at great depth and great distance.” — Gabriel Garcia Marquez

226. “I’m horrified of lobsters. And shrimp and lobsters are the cockroaches of the ocean.” — Brooke Burke

227. “We are all connected to the ocean. Without healthy oceans, no life, not even on land, can exist.” — Jean-Michel Cousteau

228. “Love the sea? I dote upon it–from the beach.” — Douglas William Jerrold

229. “With every drop of water you drink, every breath you take, you’re connected to the sea. No matter where on Earth you live.” — Sylvia Earle

230. “The smallest oceans still make big big waves.” — Eddie Vedder

Ocean Quotes To Set a Relaxed Mood

231. “Listening to soft music and the sound of the ocean is quite relaxing to me.” ― LaToya Jackson

232. “I really feel that my body craves to be in the mountains or by the ocean or in the countryside.” ― Miranda Kerr

233. “The positive heuristic of the programme saves the scientist from becoming confused by the ocean of anomalies.” ― Imre Lakatos

234. “How many whales do we really need? I figure five. One for each ocean.” ― Denis Leary

235. “We need to do a better job of keeping oceans healthy.” ― Sigourney Weaver

236. “There are so many issues in our oceans – like the near extinction of blue fin tuna – that should be taken more seriously worldwide.” ― Heston Blumenthal

237. “We are a blue planet and an ocean world.” ― Nainoa Thompson

238. “I love just how beautiful Vancouver is. I mean, everywhere you look it’s just mountains and ocean.” ― Emma Bell

239. “As the oceans go, so do we.” ― David Doubilet

240. “For ocean, whale is a small fish; for wise man, small fish is an ocean! Sun, hides in the candle!” ― Mehmet Murat Ildan

Ocean Quotes To Keep It Clean

241. “God’s love is Like an Ocean; You can See its Beginning, but not its end.” ― Rick Warren

242. “The ocean is tired. It’s throwing back at us what we’re throwing in there.” ― Frank Lautenberg

243. “Neither earth nor ocean produces a creature as savage and monstrous as woman.” ― Euripides

244. “The sea has never been friendly to man. At most it has been the accomplice of human restlessness.” ― Joseph Conrad

245. “Old ocean’s gray and melancholy waste.” ― William C. Bryant

246. “One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach.” ― Anne Spencer

247. “The sea! the sea! the open sea!, The blue, the fresh, the ever free!” ― Bryan W. Procter

248. “The least movement is of importance to all nature. The entire ocean is affected by a pebble.” ― Blaise Pascal

249. “The oceans deserve our respect and care, but you have to know something before you can care about it.” ― Sylvia Earle

250. “To go out with the setting sun on an empty beach is to truly embrace your solitude.” ― Jeanne Moreau

Ocean Quotes To Highlight Beauty and Mystery of the Sea

251. “The ocean is a central element of our planet and our lives, and it is essential that we take care of it.” ― Sylvia Earle

252. “The ocean is a symphony of rhythms, patterns, and surprises.” ― Nancy Knowlton

253. “The ocean is the lifeblood of our planet, providing us with essential resources and regulating the Earth’s climate.” ― Ellen MacArthur

254. “The ocean is a magnificent and mysterious place, full of wonder and endless possibilities.” ― David Helvarg

255. “The ocean, with its imposing majesty and power, is a constant reminder of the infinite possibilities that exist in this world.” ― J.K. Rowling

256. “The ocean is a mirror of the soul, reflecting both its light and its dark.” ― Rebecca Solnit

257. “The ocean is the mother of all life, and it is up to us to protect and preserve it for future generations.” ― James Cameron

258. “The ocean is a living entity, full of wonder and mystery, and it deserves our protection and care.” ― Prince Charles

259. “The ocean is a never-ending source of inspiration, with its constant changes and infinite beauty.” ― Diane Ackerman

260. “The ocean is a reminder of the beauty and majesty of nature, and how small and insignificant we are in comparison.” ― Richard Branson

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Oceans provide countless benefits to planet earth and humankind.

They produce the air we breathe, regulate our climates and weather patterns, facilitate transport, provide us with many unique recreational activities, are a source of food and much more.

No matter how far from the shore you live, the oceans affect you in so many ways.

Hopefully, the quotes above have inspired you to become a better steward of our oceans.

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