The ocean stirs the heart, inspires the imagination, and brings eternal joy to the soul.” – Robert Wyland This quote is taken from an artbook by Borges, who painted numerous ocean and beach scenes and added inspirational quotations about the ocean.

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This history of twentieth-century Britain, refracted through ten artistic responses to the sea, is beautifully written - authoritative and questioning; scholarly, but also vividly insightful about bodies, private lives, feelings, the often-overlooked quotidian.”

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This ocean quote was given by modern singing legend Beyonce as part of a documentary. When a global superstar says they feel small, you realise just how grand the ocean is, and how it makes equals of us all. If the ocean can calm itself, so can you. We are both salt water mixed with air.” – Nayyirah Waheed This quote from a 19th Century artist and spiritual teacher is one worth remembering. If you can find peace and happiness in what you have, then the happiness and goals you had in mind will follow. It was a privilege for me to visit the festival to receive the Bodley Medal. As an incidental blessing I saw Oxford at its most mysterious and atmospheric. It was a day of piercing cold and as I walked through the twilight from the Sheldonian to Christ Church, the streets were empty and the whole city was shutting itself away. Christ Church was silent except for the footfall of unseen persons around corners and the sounds of evensong creeping from behind closed doors. For the first time I understood thoroughly the power of college ghost stories.

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For whatever we lose (like a you or a me), it’s always our self we find in the sea.” – E. E. Cummings Another unknown origin quote and another that inspires – the lesson is to always carry on fighting even when times get their hardest. It’s a fantastic quote to live your life by. Whether you apply this to cruising or not, it’s certainly a quote that ocean-lovers will attest to. Even a bad day at sea is better than a good day spent working on land, because a) you’re at sea, and b) you aren’t working. So take the time to get out of the office every now and then. William James was an American philosopher in the 19th and early 20th Centuries. This quote reminds us of how connected we all are by the oceans that surround us. Anne Stevenson was an American-British poet and writer. This line from one of her poems can be found at the entrance to Hull’s aquarium, The Deep. There’s no denying that some ocean creatures are so remarkable that they could indeed be from another planet.

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Any water will do: “Too far from the beach itself? The watery nature of our peninsula offers rivers and estuaries teaming with wildlife and activities such as photography enable us to exercise our creativity,” says Lizzi This is a great quote that reminds us of just how much of the ocean we don’t see. Yes as cruisers we focus on the waves but there is so much underneath the surface. The ocean makes me feel really small and it makes me put my whole life into perspective.” – Beyonce Knowles Many of us intuitively feel more relaxed and at peace by the sea, but why exactly is that? “Simply staring out to sea can change our brain wave frequency, luring us into a mild meditative state. The colour blue is associated with feelings of calm and peace and listening to the ebb and flow of waves and the swell of the sea naturally soothes and relaxes the brain. The fresh salty sea air is full of negative ions, believed to help alleviate depression and the increased levels of Vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin, which soaks into our skin makes us feel good,” says Joe S. Big picture thinking

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Bob Dylan is one of the greatest lyricists to have ever performed musically, and this is a powerful quote that reminds us of the vastness and wonder of the ocean. Another study, this time involving 20,000 smartphone users recording their wellbeing at various intervals, found marine and coastal spots were the 'happiest locations', faring six points high than an urban environment. The researchers rated it as “the difference between attending an exhibition and doing housework”. I also find a lot of inspiration in quotes about the beach. I’ve found a great list of beach quotes here and some more beach quotes here. Related Posts: I came away buzzing and reassured that we still have in this century a wide ranging community fascinated not just by famous authors (I’ve rarely seen so many concentrated in one place) but by challenging ideas and questions. Looking to Sea is an alternative history of Britain in the twentieth century, told through the prism of ten iconic artworks of the sea, one for each decade.

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The Oxford Literary Festival has in my mind become the leading literary festival of the year. The organisation, the roster of speakers, the ambience and the sheer quality of it all is superb. May it now go from strength to strength each year stretching its ambition more and more. I believe it will. This is a quote that is very relevant to a lot of people at the moment. Just as the tide changes, other things in our life can change too, and this can push us towards the path that we were destined to follow. Taken from the 1960 movie, this quote definitely feels like it could apply to a lot of people who are passionate about cruising. Why do we love the sea? It is because it has some potent power to make us think things we like to think.” – Robert Henri

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A popular theme in sea-related quotes is how we as humans have a natural affinity for all things oceanic. This quote links that natural love of the seas with the worlds we bring to life in our happiest dreams at night. Another great quote from another great American poet. Do you ever feel like a cruise holiday helps you find yourself?Kathryn Kuhlman was an evangelist in America, and so it is no surprise she came up with this quote about enduring life’s challenges, a message that is consistent with some parables and lessons from religion. We are better people for the hard times that we overcome. Writer and cultural historian Lily le Brun paints a picture of the 20th century through ten pivotal artworks of the sea. Looking to Sea considers ten pivotal artworks, from Vanessa Bell's Studland Beach, one of the first modernist paintings in Britain, to Paul Nash's work bearing the scars of his experience in the trenches and Martin Parr's photographs of seaside resorts in the 1980s, which raised controversial questions of class. Each of the startlingly different pieces, created between 1912 and 2015, opens a window onto big ideas, from modernism and the sublime, the impact of the world wars and colonialism, to issues crucial to our world today like the environment and nationhood. A smart and clear-eyed set of meditations on marine gaze, made with a painterly touch worthy of the chosen artists. Empathy and intelligence lift memoir into cultural history.’ Iain Sinclair