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Ocean Quotes

"Everything that's realistic has some sort of ugliness in it. Even a flower is ugly when it wilts, a bird when it seeks its prey, the ocean when it becomes violent."

"Everything that's realistic has some sort of ugliness in it. Even a flower is ugly when it wilts, a bird when it seeks its prey, the ocean when it becomes violent."

Sharon Tate, American Actress

Ocean, Ugliness, Ugly

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"It is true what Rimbaud said; If you think a book is strong enough, try it at the ocean, in the wind, at the waves. If the book can resist the ocean, then it exists. Otherwise, throw it away."

"It is true what Rimbaud said; If you think a book is strong enough, try it at the ocean, in the wind, at the waves. If the book can resist the ocean, then it exists. Otherwise, throw it away."

Klaus Kinski, German Actor

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"Ocean is not supposed to be scared of the drops."

"Ocean is not supposed to be scared of the drops."

Amit Kalantri, Indian Author

Ocean, Fear, Strength, Nature

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"You can never turn your back on the ocean."

"You can never turn your back on the ocean."

Rip Torn, American Actor

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"I filmed underwater for two days in the open ocean with dolphins."

"I filmed underwater for two days in the open ocean with dolphins."

Kathleen Quinlan, American Actress

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"If you compare NASA's annual budget to explore the heavens, that one year budget would fund NOAA's budget to explore the oceans for 1,600 years."

"If you compare NASA's annual budget to explore the heavens, that one year budget would fund NOAA's budget to explore the oceans for 1,600 years."

Robert Ballard, American Scientist

Ocean, Oceans, Years

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"I'm horrified of lobsters. And shrimp and lobsters are the cockroaches of the ocean."

"I'm horrified of lobsters. And shrimp and lobsters are the cockroaches of the ocean."

Brooke Burke, American Model

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"I'm not sure whether Los Angeles borders on the ocean or on oblivion. I always feel that I'm two steps away from the other side when I'm out there. It's more like a vacation place or a place to visit than a place to hunker down."

"I'm not sure whether Los Angeles borders on the ocean or on oblivion. I always feel that I'm two steps away from the other side when I'm out there. It's more like a vacation place or a place to visit than a place to hunker down."

Jeffrey Wright, American Actor

Ocean, Vacation, Visit

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"We all have an edge. We all are floating our psyche on top with a great ocean underneath."

"We all have an edge. We all are floating our psyche on top with a great ocean underneath."

Brad Dourif, American Actor

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"Doo never actually made moonshine, but he hauled about an ocean of it."

"Doo never actually made moonshine, but he hauled about an ocean of it."

Loretta Lynn, American Musician

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"Sponges grow in the ocean. That just kills me. I wonder how much deeper the ocean would be if that didn't happen."

"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, American Comedian

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