"I could not help concluding this man had the most supreme pleasure while he was driven so fast and so smoothly by the sea."

 -- Captain James Cook (European Discoverer of the Hawaiian Islands) Read more about James Cook

"Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are."

 -- Kurt Cobain Read more about Kurt Cobain

If I say it's safe to surf this beach Captain, then it's safe to surf this beach. I mean I'm not afraid to surf this place. I'll surf this whole f-ing place!

 -- Kilgore (Movie: Apocalypse Now) Read more about Apocolypse Now

Out of the water, I am nothing.

 -- Duke Kahanamoku Read more about Duke Kahanamoku