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The sea is the universal sewer.


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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.



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

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.

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.

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 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 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 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.

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.

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



People protect what they love.

People protect what they love.





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Let your dissent fuel you, your anger inspire you, your rage convey you, and your fury strike a chilling fear onto the spines of your enemies.

Let your dissent fuel you, your anger inspire you, your rage convey you, and your fury strike a chilling fear onto the spines of your enemies.



The place in her, though, where her tears should have come from, was rough and dry. No, she didn't find any tears in herself to cry for the storyteller.The storyteller didn't exist anymore.

The place in her, though, where her tears should have come from, was rough and dry. No, she didn't find any tears in herself to cry for the storyteller.The storyteller didn't exist anymore.



If you're not quite cognizant of your madness, then you're deliberately blindfolded to your supposedly fake reality

If you're not quite cognizant of your madness, then you're deliberately blindfolded to your supposedly fake reality



Older age has taught one crucial lesson about life. It has taught me that regardless of where I've been I still have much to see and despite every fall I still haven't experienced it all.

Older age has taught one crucial lesson about life. It has taught me that regardless of where I've been I still have much to see and despite every fall I still haven't experienced it all.



They also work as half-hours. The stories are all different but include elements of revenge, or the supernatural, or some sort of surprise.

They also work as half-hours. The stories are all different but include elements of revenge, or the supernatural, or some sort of surprise.



How can you regret helping a suffering patient?

How can you regret helping a suffering patient?



I think it's very, very tough to compare postseason and in-season, just for the simple fact that there's the heightened levels of energy on both sides of the ball.

I think it's very, very tough to compare postseason and in-season, just for the simple fact that there's the heightened levels of energy on both sides of the ball.



The main thing is not to be afraid of that, to get to a place where you'll go gracefully, not screaming and kicking up a fuss.

The main thing is not to be afraid of that, to get to a place where you'll go gracefully, not screaming and kicking up a fuss.



Scared is the price brave people pay to enjoy lives that make history.

Scared is the price brave people pay to enjoy lives that make history.



I never achieved my first goal in the National Actors Theatre, which is to have a permanent Acting Company

I never achieved my first goal in the National Actors Theatre, which is to have a permanent Acting Company




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