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[Scubatooth]

WW i think you have a new line for the shirts.

Sha the first one from FDR is a good one, and i would love to have that one on a shirt. the other two arent bad

[Dennis]

This has absolutely nothing to do with diving, but it does have something to do with remaining single or not.

"Rub her feet" - Lazerous Long"

[Scubatooth]

Was looking through some paperwork in my notebook and came across this one, that i think is pretty good.

Those who have never seen themselves surrounded on all sides by the sea can never possess an idea of the world and there relation to it. - Goethe

i cant take credit for it because its on OTWdivers course information sheet

Tooth

[WreckWench]

I'd like to end the quote with...who knew he/she was a diver so the final decision will be geared in that direction!

Well in that case:

"When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on." ~Franklin D. Roosevelt

...who knew he was a diver...


"It is not length of life, but depth of life. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

...who knew he was a diver...


"Courage is grace under pressure." ~Ernest Hemingway

...who knew he was a diver...

I will stop there and give everyone else a chance...

BRAVO!!! Don't stop...you are on a roll...

[shadragon]

BRAVO!!! Don't stop...you are on a roll...

"Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody." ~Mark Twain

...who knew he was a diver...




"Truth is a gem that is found at a great depth;" ~Lord Byron

...who knew he was a diver...




"Water is a good servant, but it is a cruel master." ~John Bullein

...who knew he was a diver...





"Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in where nature may heal and cheer and give strength to the body and soul." ~John Muir

...who knew he was a diver...





"Next to blood relationships, come water relationships." ~Stanley G. Crawford

...who knew he was a diver...

[Victoria]

I think it's time this thread was resuscitated (did I even spell that right?).

"Water is the driving force of all nature." Leonardo da Vinci
...who knew he was a diver...

"I never drink water because of the disgusting things that fish do in it." W. C. Fields
...who knew he was a diver...

"Ocean: A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man - who has no gills." Ambrose Bierce
...who knew he was a diver...

"The water in a vessel is sparkling; the water in the sea is dark. The small truth has words which are clear; the great truth has great silence." Rabindranath Tagore
...who knew he was a diver...

On of my faves, particularly if one deletes the "you know" from it: "Water is always a support or a healing thing apart from, you know, love or peace of mind." Nastassja Kinski
...who knew she was a diver...

Another one of my faves, taken in its entirety: "Water is life's matter and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water." Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
...who knew he was a diver...

Truly profound: "Out of the water, I am nothing." Duke Kahanamoku
...who knew he was a diver...

And finally, from a politician, no less, a comment which is simple, direct, elegant: "It's the water. Everything is driven by the water." Mike Thompson
...who knew he was a diver...

Edited by Victoria, 16 December 2008 - 01:33 PM.

[Wakemaker]

... If the winning quote is cool enough to go on one of SD's hot T-shirts the winner gets a free shirt with their quote on it.

Is this contest still in progress?

"A journey of a thousand leagues begins with a single step." ~ Chinese Proverb, Lao Tzu

I don't know Lao Tzu. Therefore, double check the citation.

[WreckWench]

Yes it is...and its time to do another shirt...

Great suggestions everyone! -ww

[Wakemaker]

This is a quote from a bird. Please don't be offended. I realize we're all marine mammals here. Well, except for the SD mermaids. Wait, I think some of them are mammals too.

Since this is an experienced sea bird who said this, I found wisdom in it.

"You all know the Penguin Credo... It's 'Never swim alone.'" ~ Skipper, The Madagascar Penguins in: A Christmas Caper (2005)

The first time I read the SD logo, on an SDer's T-shirt, I remembered what Skipper said. It makes sense; Why dive alone?

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Edited by Wakemaker, 06 June 2009 - 07:59 PM.

[Landlocked Dive Nut]

For whatever we lose ......., it's always our SELF we find in the sea.
~ e.e. cummings

Most of us, I suppose, are a little nervous of the sea. No matter what its smiles may be, we doubt its friendship. ~ H.M. Tomlinson

If there is magic on the planet, it is contained in the water.
~ Loren Eisley

Water sustains all.
~ Thales of Miletus, 600 B.C.

Life originated in the sea, and about 80% of it is still there.
~ Isaac Asimov

Water makes up almost 66% of the human body, and 70% of our brain. No wonder we're compelled to dive!
~ Tammy, aka LLDN

Edited by Landlocked Dive Nut, 07 June 2009 - 08:43 AM.

[WreckWench]

Awesome and I love the original one too!

Question on this one:

If there is magin on the planet, it is contained in the water.
~ Loren Eisley

Is that a typo...meaning the word is magic?

[Landlocked Dive Nut]

OOPS!!! Yes, it's a typo and the word is MAGIC. I'll fix the original post. Good catch! And I'm supposed to watch out for YOUR typo's!

[WreckWench]

This is a quote from a bird. Please don't be offended. I realize we're all marine mammals here. Well, except for the SD mermaids. Wait, I think some of them are mammals too.

Since this is an experienced sea bird who said this, I found wisdom in it.

"You all know the Penguin Credo... It's 'Never swim alone.'" ~ Skipper, The Madagascar Penguins in: A Christmas Caper (2005)

The first time I read the SD logo, on an SDer's T-shirt, I remembered what Skipper said. It makes sense; Why dive alone?

Yup...it makes perfect sense to me too!

[Wakemaker]

Life originated in the sea, and about 80% of it is still there.
~ Isaac Asimov

Does that 80% figure include all the people who are divers, and are actually on a dive? Maybe there are more people returning to their origins than when Isaac said this. Ready? "Who knew he was a diver?" What if he was talking about species? In that case, the entire 6,790,062,216 (pop. forecast for 2009JUL01) of us could jump back into the Originate and it would still be 80%. Aww, bummer. "We must, however, acknowledge, as it seems to me, that man with all his noble qualities... still bears in his bodily frame the indelible stamp of his lowly origin." ~ Charles Darwin, wannabe SCUBA diver? I can't wait until MY life is, once again, at LEAST 80% on (or in/on) the Sea.

As a land creature, it's easy to imagine roughing it on a high desert for a night. It's difficult to imagine myself being underwater for 100 hours. How much time do we have to stay in the Sea to declare that we live there? "Evolving into a fish isn't easy." ~ Wakemaker, wannabe Orca

Edited by Wakemaker, 07 June 2009 - 11:07 AM.

[Landlocked Dive Nut]

Ron, you ask the most introspective and thought-provoking questions! My blanket answer today is going to be "I dunno".....