The impossible missions are the only ones which succeed.

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

Water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global garbage cans.

From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to earth. But man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free.

For most of history, man has had to fight nature to survive; in this century he is beginning to realize that, in order to survive, he must protect it.

The future is in the hands of those who explore... and from all the beauty they discover while crossing perpetually receding frontiers, they develop for nature and for humankind an infinite love.

The reason I love the sea I cannot explain - it's physical. When you dive you begin to feel like an angel. It's a liberation of your weight.

The best way to observe a fish is to become a fish.

The sea, the great unifier, is man's only hope. Now, as never before, the old phrase has a literal meaning: we are all in the same boat.

I was playing when I invented the aqualung. I think play is the most serious thing in the world.

People protect what they love.

A writer must be fearless. A writer has to be like a clawed animal."-The Carrie Diaries pg. 337

A man without a good heart is like a roaring fire in a dry field.he damages wherever he sets foot and moves on.

Our life stories are largely constructed and without mindfulness can prove destructive.

But I've swallowed my pride before, that's for sure. I'm practically lined with my mistakes on the inside like a bad-wallpapered bathroom.

We are always afraid to start something that we want to make very good, true, and serious.

Failure is an attitude, not an outcome.

I have looked into most philosophical systems and I have seen that none will work without God.

If we go down in flames, we will be laughing on the way down, believe me.

I believe that our very survival depends upon us becoming better systems thinkers.

Apple is the only company in the world that has all of that under one roof. We can invent a complete a solution that works - and take responsibility for it.