School’s out for summer! You know what that means? Sun, surf, sand, and lots and lots of fun! The beach means different things to different people. For some, it is a place to find inspiration whether it be for art, writing, or life in general. For others, it’s an opportunity to escape reality and relax, build sandcastles, or catch the waves. Grab your favorite towel and some SPF, and take a look through our favorite beach quotes, sayings, and puns.
Beach Quotes About Seashells
1. “Children don’t look for happiness … they are happy. … They look for seashells.” ―Unknown
![Children don’t look for happiness ... they are happy. ... They look for seashells.- beach quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/1-43-800x800.jpg)
2. “Pretty sure my birthstone is a seashell.” ―Unknown
![Pretty sure my birthstone is a seashell.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/2-38-800x800.jpg)
3. “Seashells were money before coin, jewelry before gems, art before canvas.” ―Cynthia Barnet
![Seashells were money before coin, jewelry before gems, art before canvas.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/3-41-800x800.jpg)
4. “One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach. One can collect only a few, and they are more beautiful if they are few.” ―Anne Morrow Lindbergh
![One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach. One can collect only a few, and they are more beautiful if they are few.- beach quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/4-36-800x800.jpg)
5. “A beach is not only a sweep of sand but shells of sea creatures, the sea glass, the seaweed, the incongruous objects washed up by the ocean.” ―Henry Grunwald
![A beach is not only a sweep of sand but shells of sea creatures, the sea glass, the seaweed, the incongruous objects washed up by the ocean.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/5-36-800x800.jpg)
6. “Every seashell has a story.” ―Jack Bauer
![Every seashell has a story](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/6-37-800x800.jpg)
7. “May the shells on the beach remind you that treasures arrive every day in the form of simple things.” ―Unknown
![May the shells on the beach remind you that treasures arrive every day in the form of simple things.- beach quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/7-35-800x800.jpg)
8. “Who needs snowflakes when you have seashells?”―Unknown
![Who needs snowflakes when you have seashells?](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/8-34-800x800.jpg)
9. “Everybody needs a seashell in her bathroom to remind her the ocean is her home.” ―Sue Monk Kidd
![Everybody needs a seashell in her bathroom to remind her the ocean is her home.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/9-35-800x800.jpg)
10. “More than anything … he couldn’t help feeling like an amateur, someone searching for God’s truths like a child searching for seashells.” ―Nicholas Sparks
![More than anything ... he couldn’t help feeling like an amateur, someone searching for God’s truths like a child searching for seashells.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/10-32-800x800.jpg)
11. “And in her ears the little Seashells, the thimble radios tamped tight, and an electronic ocean of sound, of music and talk and music and talk coming in, coming in on the shore of her unsleeping mind.” ― From Fahrenheit 451
![And in her ears the little Seashells, the thimble radios tamped tight, and an electronic ocean of sound, of music and talk and music and talk coming in, coming in on the shore of her unsleeping mind.- beach quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/11-32-800x800.jpg)
Silly Sayings About the Beach
12. Always be yourself unless you can be a mermaid. Then be a mermaid.
![Always be yourself unless you can be a mermaid. Then be a mermaid.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/12-35-800x800.jpg)
13. Beachitude (n.): when you start to feel grumpy and snarky because you miss the beach.
![Beachitude (n.): when you start to feel grumpy and snarky because you miss the beach.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/13-34-800x800.jpg)
14. I’ll have a side of beach with my morning coffee.
![I’ll have a side of beach with my morning coffee.- beach quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/14-32-800x800.jpg)
15. Keep calm and beach on.
![Keep calm and beach on.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/15-32-800x800.jpg)
16. I stayed up all night to see where the sun went, and then it dawned on me.
![I stayed up all night to see where the sun went, and then it dawned on me.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/16-30-800x800.jpg)
17. My sense of direction leads me one way: to the beach.
![My sense of direction leads me one way: to the beach.- beach quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/17-30-800x800.jpg)
18. I wish that beach therapy were covered by my health insurance.
![I wish that beach therapy were covered by my health insurance.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/18-28-800x800.jpg)
19. I’m done adulting. Let’s be mermaids!
![I’m done adulting. Let’s be mermaids!](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/19-27-800x800.jpg)
20. How to get a beach body: Step 1: Have a body. Step 2: Go to the beach.
![How to get a beach body: Step 1: Have a body. Step 2: Go to the beach.- beach quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/20-27-800x800.jpg)
Beach Puns
21. Long time no sea.
![Long time no sea.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/21-26-800x800.jpg)
22. Don’t give in to pier pressure.
![Don’t give in to pier pressure.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/22-26-800x800.jpg)
23. Water you doing?
![Water you doing?](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/23-27-800x800.jpg)
24. Chilling at the beach: my life porpoise.
![Chilling at the beach: my life porpoise.- beach quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/24-25-800x800.jpg)
25. This beautiful beach is making me emoceanal.
![This beautiful beach is making me emoceanal.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/25-25-800x800.jpg)
26. Advice from the ocean: Be shore of yourself. Come out of your shell. Take time to coast. Avoid pier pressure. Sea life’s beauty. Don’t get so tide down on work that you miss out on life’s beautiful waves.
![Advice from the ocean: Be shore of yourself. Come out of your shell. Take time to coast. Avoid pier pressure. Sea life’s beauty. Don’t get so tide down on work that you miss out on life’s beautiful waves.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/26-22-800x800.jpg)
27. Girls just wanna have sun.
![Girls just wanna have sun.- beach quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/27-21-800x800.jpg)
28. Don’t let the bad vibes tide you down.
![Don't let the bad vibes tide you down.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/28-23-800x800.jpg)
29. Love the beach. Can I be any more Pacific?
![Love the beach. Can I be any more Pacific?](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/29-22-800x800.jpg)
30. I can sea clearly now.
![I can sea clearly now.- beach quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/30-21-800x800.jpg)
31. I whale always love you.
![I whale always love you.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/31-20-800x800.jpg)
32. Feeling fintastic.
![Feeling fintastic.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/32-20-800x800.jpg)
33. If you need me, call me on my shell.
![If you need me, call me on my shell.- beach quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/33-21-800x800.jpg)
34. I am living in a fanta-sea world.
![I am living in a fanta-sea world.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/34-20-800x800.jpg)
Inspirational Beach Quotes
35. “You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.” ―Christopher Columbus
![You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/35-20-800x800.jpg)
36. “Because there’s nothing more beautiful than the way the ocean refuses to stop kissing the shoreline, no matter how many times it’s sent away.” ―Sarah Kay
![Because there’s nothing more beautiful than the way the ocean refuses to stop kissing the shoreline, no matter how many times it’s sent away.- beach quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/36-20-800x800.jpg)
37. “The ocean stirs the heart, inspires the imagination, and brings eternal joy to the soul.” ―Robert Wyland
![The ocean stirs the heart, inspires the imagination, and brings eternal joy to the soul.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/37-20-800x800.jpg)
38. “Every time I stand before a beautiful beach, its waves seem to whisper to me: If you choose the simple things and find joy in nature’s simple treasures, life and living need not be so hard.” ―Psyche Roxas-Mendoza
![Every time I stand before a beautiful beach, its waves seem to whisper to me: If you choose the simple things and find joy in nature’s simple treasures, life and living need not be so hard.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/38-20-800x800.jpg)
39. “Our memories of the ocean will linger on, long after our footprints in the sand are gone.” ―Unknown
![Our memories of the ocean will linger on, long after our footprints in the sand are gone.- beach quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/39-20-800x800.jpg)
40. “The three great elemental sounds of nature are the sound of rain, the sound of wind in a wood, and the sound of the ocean outside on a beach.” ―Henry Beston
![The three great elemental sounds of nature are the sound of rain, the sound of wind in a wood, and the sound of the ocean outside on a beach.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/40-20-800x800.jpg)
41. “As the ocean is never full of water, so is the heart never full of love.” ―Unknown
![As the ocean is never full of water, so is the heart never full of love.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/41-20-800x800.jpg)
42. “We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must learn to sail in high winds.” ―Aristotle Onassis
![We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must learn to sail in high winds- beach quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/42-20-800x800.jpg)
43. “It’s a wonderful metaphor, catching a wave, for how you can look at other challenges in your life.” ―Jeff Bridges
![It’s a wonderful metaphor, catching a wave, for how you can look at other challenges in your life.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/43-21-800x800.jpg)
44. “In one drop of water are found all the secrets of all the oceans.” ―Kahlil Gibran
![In one drop of water are found all the secrets of all the oceans.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/44-20-800x800.jpg)
45. “Long walks on the beach are the supposed holy grail of a romantic evening. The beach becomes a kind of utopia, the place where all our dreams come true.” ― Roxane Gay
![Long walks on the beach are the supposed holy grail of a romantic evening. The beach becomes a kind of utopia, the place where all our dreams come true.- beach quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/45-20-800x800.jpg)
Song Lyrics About the Beach
46. “Here by the sea and sand, nothing ever goes as planned.” ―The Who
![Here by the sea and sand, nothing ever goes as planned.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/46-20-800x800.jpg)
47. “The sun is out and I want some / It’s not hard, not far to reach / We can hitch a ride to Rockaway Beach.” ―The Ramones
![The sun is out and I want some / It’s not hard, not far to reach / We can hitch a ride to Rockaway Beach.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/47-20-800x800.jpg)
48. “Like a castle / Built upon a sandy beach / Gone too soon.” ―Michael Jackson
![Like a castle / Built upon a sandy beach / Gone too soon.- beach quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/48-21-800x800.jpg)
49. “On an island in the sun / We’ll be playin’ an’ havin’ fun / And it makes me feel so fine / I can’t control my brain.” ―Weezer
![On an island in the sun / We’ll be playin’ an’ havin’ fun / And it makes me feel so fine / I can’t control my brain.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/49-20-800x800.jpg)
50. “Under the boardwalk / Down by the sea, yeah / On a blanket with my baby is where I’ll be.” ―The Drifters
![Under the boardwalk / Down by the sea, yeah / On a blanket with my baby is where I'll be.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/50-19-800x800.jpg)
51. “Bodies in the sand, tropical drink melting in your hand / We’ll be falling in love to the rhythm of a steel drum band.” ―The Beach Boys
![Bodies in the sand, tropical drink melting in your hand / We'll be falling in love to the rhythm of a steel drum band.- beach quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/51-14-800x800.jpg)
52. “You could travel the world / But nothing comes close / To the golden coast.” ―Katy Perry
![You could travel the world / But nothing comes close / To the golden coast.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/52-14-800x800.jpg)
53. “Are you feeling, feeling, feeling like I’m feeling / Like I’m floating, floating, up above that big blue ocean / Sand beneath our feet, big blue sky above our heads.” ―The Avett Brothers
![Are you feeling, feeling, feeling like I'm feeling / Like I'm floating, floating, up above that big blue ocean / Sand beneath our feet, big blue sky above our heads.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/53-14-800x800.jpg)
54. “Some beach somewhere, there’s a big umbrella casting shade over an empty chair / Palm trees are growing, warm breezes blowing / I picture myself there, some beach somewhere.” ―Blake Shelton
![Some beach somewhere, there's a big umbrella casting shade over an empty chair / Palm trees are growing, warm breezes blowing / I picture myself there, some beach somewhere- beach quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/54-14-800x800.jpg)
Beach Quotes and Sayings About Vacation
55. Life is short, take the beach trip.
![Life is short, take the beach trip.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/55-14-800x800.jpg)
56. I left my heart at the beach.
![I left my heart at the beach.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/56-14-800x800.jpg)
57. A little sand between the toes always takes away the woes.
![A little sand between the toes always takes away the woes.- beach quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/57-14-800x800.jpg)
58. Take a break, let the ocean be your therapist.
![Take a break, let the ocean be your therapist.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/58-12-800x800.jpg)
59. Self-discovery and sand therapy.
![Self-discovery and sand therapy.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/59-12-800x800.jpg)
60. Taking a break from everything except the waves.
![Taking a break from everything except the waves.- beach quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/60-12-800x800.jpg)
61. “After a visit to the beach, it’s hard to believe that we live in a material world.” ―Pam Shaw
![After a visit to the beach, it's hard to believe that we live in a material world](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/61-12-800x800.jpg)
62. “To rise at daybreak and feel the sunshine as it warms my skin, the soothing sounds of waves as they kiss the shore, and sand between my toes: a gentle reminder that life is good.” ―Unknown
![To rise at daybreak and feel the sunshine as it warms my skin, the soothing sounds of waves as they kiss the shore, and sand between my toes: a gentle reminder that life is good.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/62-12-800x800.jpg)
63. There’s no place like home, except for the beach.
![There’s no place like home, except for the beach.- beach quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/63-12-800x800.jpg)
Quotes and Sayings About the Healing Powers of the Beach
64. Salt water heals EVERYTHING!
![Salt water heals EVERYTHING!](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/64-12-800x800.jpg)
65. I need Vitamin Sea.
![I need Vitamin Sea.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/65-12-800x800.jpg)
66. Sunshine is the best medicine.
![Sunshine is the best medicine.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/66-11-800x800.jpg)
67. “The sea cures all ailments of man, woman, and child.” ―Plato
![The sea cures all ailments of man, woman, and child.- beach quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/67-11-800x800.jpg)
68. Nothing soothes the soul like a walk on the beach.
![Nothing soothes the soul like a walk on the beach.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/68-11-800x800.jpg)
69. Beach: a place of relaxation, rest, and tranquility.
![Beach: a place of relaxation, rest, and tranquility.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/69-11-800x800.jpg)
70. Feeling stressed? There’s a beach for that.
![Feeling stressed? There’s a beach for that.- beach quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/70-11-800x800.jpg)
71. Let the sea set you free.
![. Let the sea set you free.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/71-9-800x800.jpg)
72. I need to be seahabilitated.
![I need to be seahabilitated.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/72-9-800x800.jpg)
73. “When anxious, uneasy, and bad thoughts come, I go to the sea, and the sea drowns them out with its great wide sounds, cleanses me with its noise, and imposes a rhythm upon everything in me that is bewildered and confused.” ―Rainer Maria Rilke
![When anxious, uneasy, and bad thoughts come, I go to the sea, and the sea drowns them out with its great wide sounds, cleanses me with its noise, and imposes a rhythm upon everything in me that is bewildered and confused.- beach quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/73-9-800x800.jpg)
Quotes About Children and the Beach
74. “I honestly think the beach is the only place children actually entertain themselves.” ―Donna McLavy
![I honestly think the beach is the only place children actually entertain themselves.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/74-9-800x800.jpg)
75. “Children on the beach. Playing catch and run with the sea. She got annoyed and sprayed them with wet complete.”
![Children on the beach. Playing catch and run with the sea. She got annoyed and sprayed them with wet complete.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/75-9-800x800.jpg)
76. “Don’t grow up too quickly, lest you forget how much you love the beach.” ―Michelle Held
![Don't grow up too quickly, lest you forget how much you love the beach.- beach quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/76-8-800x800.jpg)
77. Life is a beach and I’m just playing in the sand.
![Life is a beach and I'm just playing in the sand.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/77-8-800x800.jpg)
78. “A child’s first summer: a masterpiece painted with glow and laughter.” ―Unknown
![A child's first summer: a masterpiece painted with glow and laughter.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/78-8-800x800.jpg)
79. “Imprinted on our heart is the exact moment we fell in love with the beach.” ―Judith Frenette
![Imprinted on our heart is the exact moment we fell in love with the beach.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/79-8-800x800.jpg)
80. Make the first beach trip a happy memory.
![Make the first beach trip a happy memory.- beach quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/80-8-800x800.jpg)
81. “Watching my baby discover and scoop sand through her fingers for the first time is so sensory satisfactory.” ―Unknown
![Watching my baby discover and scoop sand through her fingers for the first time is so sensory satisfactory.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/81-8-800x800.jpg)
82. “To myself I am only a child playing on the beach, while vast oceans of truth lie undiscovered before me.” ―Kentfrese Isaac Newton
![To myself I am only a child playing on the beach, while vast oceans of truth lie undiscovered before me.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/82-7-800x800.jpg)
83. Beach baby (n): a salty little sweetheart with sandy toes and a sunkissed nose.
![Beach baby (n): a salty little sweetheart with sandy toes and a sunkissed nose.- beach quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/83-7-800x800.jpg)
![Summer is here and that means sun, sand, and surf! Grab your sunscreen and check out our list of favorite beach quotes!](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Beach-Quotes-683x1024.jpg)