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

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Source : Jacques-Yves Cousteau (1978). “Life and death in a coral sea”

Jacques Yves Cousteau

#Beach Quotes #Ocean Quotes #Sea Quotes

“God. Twice I speak it. I say His name in a futile attempt to understand. "But it's not your job to understand." That's me who answers. God never says anything. You think you're the only one he never answers? "Your job is to..." And I stop listening to me, because to put it bluntly, I tire me.”
“For the most part, we should pray rather in aspiration than petition, rather by hoping than requesting; in which spirit also we may breathe a devout wish for a blessing on others upon occasions when it might be presumptuous to beg it.”
“When you scan the globe's hot spots, every civil war and massacre, every act of terror and every clash between states has its unique local circumstances.”
“The stillness of prayer is the most essential condition for fruitful action. Before all else, the disciple kneels down.”
“Service is a prerequisite for anything relating to luxury. That makes it (shopping) sensual and pleasurable.”
“There is no glory in otustripping donkeys.”
“I can improve it a little bit. But it's my head, it's the way I am. So at the end of the day, I will be who I am and I will win how much I can win.”
“Tobacco is my favorite vegetable.”

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