Beach Quotes
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The never-ceasing boom of the great ocean as it breaks on the Beach, drowns all smaller sounds.
alexander maclaren— Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895, p. 277)
[The assault units] were disorganized, had suffered heavy casualties and were handicapped by losses of valuable equipment.... They were pinned down along the Beach by intense enemy fire.... Personnel and equipment were being piled ashore... where congested groups afforded food targets for the enemy.
— An American officer at the landing beach at Normandy, June 6, 1944.
Every time I stand before a beautiful Beach, its waves seem to whisper to me: If you choose the simple things and find joy in nature's simple treasures, life and living need not be so hard.
Psyche Roxas-Mendoza
Love the sea? I dote upon it from the Beach.
Douglas William Jerrold— Specimen of Jerrold's Wit, "Love of the Sea".
In every outthrust headland, in every curving Beach, in every grain of sand there is the story of the earth.
rachel carson— American marine biologist, author, and conservationist (1907 - 1964)
I started taking ballet lessons when I was 4, and I was performing in ballet companies when I was 10, and I did summer stock in Miami Beach when I was 12, and finally I said, 'I gotta go to Broadway .'
rita rudner— Rita Rudner, in Jerry Fink Lovely Rita: Comedian Rita Rudner revels in writing career, Las Vegas Sun, Jan. 25, 2002
There came to the Beach a poor exile of Erin,The dew on his thin robe was heavy and chill;For his country he sigh'd, when at twilight repairingTo wander alone by the wind-beaten hill.
thomas campbell— The Exile of Erin.
Writing anything, it sorta starts the way you'd build a castle at the Beach. You're just taking your hands and you're mounting up sand.
aaron sorkin— The West Wing, Season Two Commentary Track: Noel.
Gomtimata Beach is one of the best beaches of the region. Secluded and spread with white sand, it is located at the western corner of the island.
prakash talwar— Prakash Talwar, in "Travel And Tourism Management (4 Vols.) (1 January 2006)", p.210
After a visit to the Beach, it's hard to believe that we live in a material world.
Pam Shaw— Quoted in Inspirational Quotes For All Occasions (2013), by Bangambiki Habyarimana.
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— Austrian-born American journalist and diplomat (1922 - 2005)
To go out with the setting sun on an empty Beach is to truly embrace your solitude.
Jeanne Moreau— French actress, singer, screenwriter and director
The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too important. One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a Beach - waiting for a gift from the sea.
anne morrow lindbergh— Anne Morrow Lindbergh's Long-Lasting 'Gift' (February 26, 2006)
I love the Beach. I love the sea. All my life I live within - in front of the sea.
rafael nadal— Spanish tennis player
Writers begin with a grain of sand, and then create a Beach.
Robert Black— British author, translator, and journalist
I can think of nothing better
Than dancing on the Beach
See a girl, you can go and get her
Your troubles will be out of reach
— "On the Beach" from the album Best Now
It’s like—I don’t know, sometimes it’s like chasing a pretty girl on the Beach. And things I never thought I could do…I can do.
ryan adams— MySpace - Easy, Tiger description/interview by Stephen King (May 2007)
The eye of the trilobite tells us that the sun shone on the old Beach where he lived; for there is nothing in nature without a purpose, and when so complicated an organ was made to receive light, there must have been light to enter it.
louis agassiz— Geological Sketches (1870), ch. 2
Here lies, in the small extreme Beach, the Captain Of The End.
fernando pessoa— Original: Jaz aqui, na pequena praia extrema,o Capitão do Fim.
— Poem "Bartolomeu Dias", verses 1-2
"Some he taught how to think, others how to see or hear... Children on the Beach he taught how to look for and find beautiful animals in worlds they had not suspected were there at all."
ed ricketts— John Steinbeck, foreword to The Log from the Sea of Cortez (1951).
Tides are like politics. They come and go with a great deal of fuss and noise, but inevitably they leave the Beach just as they found it. On those few occasions when major change does occur, it is rarely good news.
jack mcdevitt— Chapter 22 (p. 323)
The first thing I do every morning is go online to check the surf. If the waves are good, I'll go surf. The Beach is 10 minutes away.
marisa miller— Marisa Miller Pictures, Photo Galleries, Bio & Rating. AskMen.com. News Corporation. Retrieved on 2010-04-14.
One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the Beach. One can collect only a few, and they are more beautiful if they are few.
anne morrow lindbergh— Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Gift from the Sea (1955), p. 114.
Gather a shell from the strewn Beach And listen at its lips: they sigh The same desire and mystery, The echo of the whole sea's speech.
Dante Gabriel Rossetti— Dante Gabriel Rossetti, The Sea-Limits, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
With a madcap carnival during Lent , a growing number of ‘lifestyle’ stores catering to the well heeled traveler, and a friendly, easy going river side vibe, it is great place for explorations of Goa’s historic hinterland or simply a day trip back from the Beach.
— Sarina Singh, in “Lonely Planet India (15 September 2010)”, p.864
Which way's the Beach?
— Who: Nathan, when Goodwin lets him out of the pit that Ana-Lucia threw him in when she decides she doesn't remember seeing him on the plane and therefore suspects him of being an Other. Goodwin lets him out and tells him to escape in the opposite direction, and when he turns to leave, Goodwin breaks his neck, revealing himself to be the Other.
— Source: Lost, episode 2x7, "The Other 48 Days"
