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"Many corpses will be floating in the sea."

"Many corpses will be floating in the sea."

Thaksin Shinawatra, Thai Politician

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"The breaking of a wave cannot explain the whole sea."

"The breaking of a wave cannot explain the whole sea."

Vladimir Nabokov, American Novelist

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"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea."

"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea."

Eric Cantona, French Athlete

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"A book should serve as the ax for the frozen sea within us."

"A book should serve as the ax for the frozen sea within us."

Franz Kafka, Austrian Novelist

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"A book must be the ax for the frozen sea within us."

"A book must be the ax for the frozen sea within us."

Franz Kafka, Austrian Novelist

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"The bottom of the sea is cruel."

"The bottom of the sea is cruel."

Hart Crane, American Poet

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"I never was on the dull, tame shore, But I loved the great sea more and more."

"I never was on the dull, tame shore, But I loved the great sea more and more."

Barry Cornwall, English Poet

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"When I was a boy the Dead Sea was only sick."

"When I was a boy the Dead Sea was only sick."

George Burns, American Comedian

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"In every island of the Aegean Sea are found abundant traces of a vast prehistoric empire."

"In every island of the Aegean Sea are found abundant traces of a vast prehistoric empire."

James Theodore Bent, English Explorer

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"The sea is the universal sewer."

"The sea is the universal sewer."

Jacques Yves Cousteau, French Explorer

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"Sea ice conditions have remained stable in Antarctica generally."

"Sea ice conditions have remained stable in Antarctica generally."

Ian Allison, British Scientist

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"I was so keen to get back to sea. I was rattled."

"I was so keen to get back to sea. I was rattled."

Lord Mountbatten, British Soldier

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"Countless as the sands of the sea are human passions."

"Countless as the sands of the sea are human passions."

Nikolai Gogol, Russian Writer

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"I once saw a lump of Greenland breaking off into the sea and moving south, which of course will affect the atmosphere and us generally, and it'll happen more and more."

"I once saw a lump of Greenland breaking off into the sea and moving south, which of course will affect the atmosphere and us generally, and it'll happen more and more."

Ralph Steadman, British Cartoonist

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"You never enjoy the world aright, till the sea itself floweth in your veins, till you are clothed with the heavens and crowned with the stars."

"You never enjoy the world aright, till the sea itself floweth in your veins, till you are clothed with the heavens and crowned with the stars."

Thomas Traherne, British Clergyman

Sea, Stars, World

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"Even Castles made of sand, fall into the sea, eventually."

"Even Castles made of sand, fall into the sea, eventually."

Jimi Hendrix, American Musician

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"I have always heard, Sancho, that doing good to base fellows is like throwing water into the sea."

"I have always heard, Sancho, that doing good to base fellows is like throwing water into the sea."

Miguel De Cervantes, Spanish Novelist

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"A modern fleet of ships does not so much make use of the sea as exploit a highway."

"A modern fleet of ships does not so much make use of the sea as exploit a highway."

Joseph Conrad, Polish Novelist

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"Let me state what the official IPCC prediction is: Sea levels could go up as much as three-quarters of a meter in this century, but there is a reasonable probability it could be much higher than that."

"Let me state what the official IPCC prediction is: Sea levels could go up as much as three-quarters of a meter in this century, but there is a reasonable probability it could be much higher than that."

Steven Chu, American Scientist

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"Many a calm river begins as a turbulent waterfall, yet none hurtles and foams all the way to the sea."

"Many a calm river begins as a turbulent waterfall, yet none hurtles and foams all the way to the sea."

Mikhail Lermontov, Russian Poet

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"Suffering from dysentery at sea was no picnic."

"Suffering from dysentery at sea was no picnic."

Pamela Stephenson, Australian Actress

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"About fifteen miles above New Orleans the river goes very slowly. It has broadened out there until it is almost a sea and the water is yellow with the mud of half a continent. Where the sun strikes it, it is golden."

"About fifteen miles above New Orleans the river goes very slowly. It has broadened out there until it is almost a sea and the water is yellow with the mud of half a continent. Where the sun strikes it, it is golden."

Frank Yerby, American Author

Sea, Sun, Water

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"Anybody can pilot a ship when the sea is calm."

"Anybody can pilot a ship when the sea is calm."

Navjot Singh Sidhu, Indian Entertainer

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"There are no signposts in the sea."

"There are no signposts in the sea."

Vita Sackville-West, English Novelist

4

"Sunrise offered a very beautiful spectacle; the water was quite unruffled, but the motion communicated by the tides was so great that, although there was not a breath of air stirring, the sea heaved slowly with a grand and majestic motion."

"Sunrise offered a very beautiful spectacle; the water was quite unruffled, but the motion communicated by the tides was so great that, although there was not a breath of air stirring, the sea heaved slowly with a grand and majestic motion."

George Grey, New Zealander Leader

Sea, Tides, Water, Newzealander

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"The sea is not rising. It hasn't risen in 50 years."

"The sea is not rising. It hasn't risen in 50 years."

Nils-Axel Morner, Swedish Scientist

4

"The sea complains upon a thousand shores."

"The sea complains upon a thousand shores."

Alexander Smith, Scottish Poet

4

"Throughout the ages, stories with certain basic themes have recurred over and over, in widely disparate cultures; emerging like the goddess Venus from the sea of our unconscious."

"Throughout the ages, stories with certain basic themes have recurred over and over, in widely disparate cultures; emerging like the goddess Venus from the sea of our unconscious."

Joan D. Vinge, American Author

Sea, Unconscious

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"I am really a sea creature. Just a mammal that lost its fins."

"I am really a sea creature. Just a mammal that lost its fins."

Kathleen Quinlan, American Actress

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

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

Jacques Yves Cousteau, French Explorer

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"I want to go to sea."

"I want to go to sea."

Joshua Barney, American Soldier

4

"Beautiful isle of the sea, Smile on the brow of the waters."

"Beautiful isle of the sea, Smile on the brow of the waters."

George Cooper, Australian Celebrity

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"I'm just a simple guy swimming in a sea of sharks."

"I'm just a simple guy swimming in a sea of sharks."

Don Johnson, American Actor

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"One of the unique things is that whether we were out at sea or in the middle of the water tank, a lot of times you just couldn't leave. Especially when we were out at sea."

"One of the unique things is that whether we were out at sea or in the middle of the water tank, a lot of times you just couldn't leave. Especially when we were out at sea."

John C. Reilly, American Actor

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"I think the concept of the sea is very important."

"I think the concept of the sea is very important."

Alejandro Amenabar, Spanish Director

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"The interior of Mexico consists of a mass of volcanic rocks, thrust up to a great height above the sea-level."

"The interior of Mexico consists of a mass of volcanic rocks, thrust up to a great height above the sea-level."

Edward Burnett Tylor, English Scientist

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"He like a rock in the sea unshaken stands his ground."

"He like a rock in the sea unshaken stands his ground."

Virgil, Roman Poet

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"The populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even the lightest breeze."

"The populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even the lightest breeze."

Titus Livius, Roman Historian

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"You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. Don't let yourself indulge in vain wishes."

"You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. Don't let yourself indulge in vain wishes."

Laurence J. Peter, Canadian Writer

Sea, Water, Wishes

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"Shaw is like a train. One just speaks the words and sits in one's place. But Shakespeare is like bathing in the sea - one swims where one wants."

"Shaw is like a train. One just speaks the words and sits in one's place. But Shakespeare is like bathing in the sea - one swims where one wants."

Vivien Leigh, English Actress

Sea, Shakespeare, Words

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"In a still hot morning, the tide went out and didn't come back in. This was not a spectacular event. The sea did not roll up like a scroll, like the sky in Revelations. It quietly withdrew."

"In a still hot morning, the tide went out and didn't come back in. This was not a spectacular event. The sea did not roll up like a scroll, like the sky in Revelations. It quietly withdrew."

Ruth Park, New Zealander Author

Sea, Sky, Newzealander

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"Slowly but surely the sea is freezing over."

"Slowly but surely the sea is freezing over."

Robert Falcon Scott, British Explorer

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"The late 20th century sea level rise rate lacks any sign of acceleration. Satellite altimetry indicates virtually no changes in the last decade."

"The late 20th century sea level rise rate lacks any sign of acceleration. Satellite altimetry indicates virtually no changes in the last decade."

Nils-Axel Morner, Swedish Scientist

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"Look at that sea, girls--all silver and shadow and vision of things not seen. We couldn't enjoy its loveliness any more if we had millions of dollars and ropes of diamonds."

"Look at that sea, girls--all silver and shadow and vision of things not seen. We couldn't enjoy its loveliness any more if we had millions of dollars and ropes of diamonds."

L. M. Montgomery, Canadian Author

Sea, Beauty, Contentment, Vision

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"He that will learn to pray, let him go to sea."

"He that will learn to pray, let him go to sea."

George Herbert, British Poet

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"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."

"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."

William Falconer, Scottish Poet

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