WONDERFUL WAVES OF INSPIRATION
![Light shines through beautiful waves at Cornwall, United Kingdom](https://d2uqfpnktc64mn.cloudfront.net/uploads/post/image/000/002/202/default_Photo-by-Heliosphere-Waves-Cornwall-United-Kingdom.jpg)
A wave is a disturbance that transfers energy through water, air, minds, and solid bodies. From tiny ripples to tsunamis, from seismic to cosmic, waves move us.
Waves keep change constant. Ocean waves are obedient to the moon. While love and fear come and go -- in waves.
Whether you ride waves or overcome them, whether you make waves or are shaped by them, you are affected by their beauty and their power.
We’ve gathered beautiful quotes and magnificent images of waves to move you as you roll through summer. Check them out below.
![Giant wave crashes on the rocks in Maui, Hawaii.](https://d2uqfpnktc64mn.cloudfront.net/uploads/post_section/image/518/Photo-by-Warren-Antiola-The-Fury-Of-Kanaloa-Hawaiian-God-Of-The-Ocean-Maui-Hawaii.jpg)
"I'm surfing the giant life wave."
![Surfing a giant wave.](https://d2uqfpnktc64mn.cloudfront.net/uploads/post_section/image/519/Photo-by-Fotografi_as-de-Javier-Surfing.jpg)
"Life's a wave, catch it."
-- Unknown Author
![Pounding surf, at Port Fairy. Victoria, Australia.](https://d2uqfpnktc64mn.cloudfront.net/uploads/post_section/image/520/Photo-by-Ed-Dunens-Surf-Port-Fairy-Victoria-Australia.jpg)
"Life is a wave, which in no two consecutive moments of its existence is composed of the same particles."
-- John Tyndall
![Wave crashes and splashes against rocks in Hawaii.](https://d2uqfpnktc64mn.cloudfront.net/uploads/post_section/image/521/Photo-by-Jason-Jacobs-Pushing-the-Limits-Hawaii.jpg)
"You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf."
![Woman and child hold hands as they walk on beach towards the ocean as the sun sets on Half Moon Bay, California.](https://d2uqfpnktc64mn.cloudfront.net/uploads/post_section/image/522/Photo-by-Scott-Johnson-Hand-In-Hand-Half-Moon-Bay-California-Half-Moon-Bay-California.jpg)
“It's when I go down to the beach that the waves come up to greet me.”
![Frothy waves move towards beach in Sandfly Bay, New Zealand.](https://d2uqfpnktc64mn.cloudfront.net/uploads/post_section/image/523/Photo-by-Giovanni-Variottinelli-The-wave-Sandfly-Bay-New-Zealand.jpg)
“Surfing waves of water or clouds of powder snow is the best feeling on earth.”
-- Hannah Teter
![Big wave crashes into jetty in Crete, Greece.](https://d2uqfpnktc64mn.cloudfront.net/uploads/post_section/image/524/Photo-by-Theophilos-Papadopoulos-Wave-Crete-Greece.jpg)
"The breaking of a wave cannot explain the whole sea."
![Giant wave rolls towards man as he leans against rock on beach.](https://d2uqfpnktc64mn.cloudfront.net/uploads/post_section/image/525/Photo-by-Martin-Snicer-Photography-Wave-watching-Sydney-Australia.jpg)
“Life is a series of waves to be embraced and overcome.”
-- Danny Meyer
![Wave glistens in sunlight as it curls, in timelapse photo.](https://d2uqfpnktc64mn.cloudfront.net/uploads/post_section/image/526/Photo-by-Appalachian-dreamer-Water-and-fire-ocean-waves-at-sunset-St-Martins-New-Brunswick-Canada.jpg)
"Feelings are much like waves: we can't stop them from coming, but we can choose which one to surf."
![Crashing waves at sunset, in Wellington, New Zealand.](https://d2uqfpnktc64mn.cloudfront.net/uploads/post_section/image/527/Photo-by-Stewart-Baird-Crashing-Waves-Wellington-New-Zealand.jpg)
"You're not a wave, you're a part of the ocean."
-- Mitch Albom
![Wave rise and crash near lighthouse on pier, in Lake Michigan.](https://d2uqfpnktc64mn.cloudfront.net/uploads/post_section/image/528/Photo-by-Tom-Gill-Relentless-Waves-Lake-Michigan-St-Joseph-Michigan.jpg)
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![Light shines through beautiful waves at Cornwall, United Kingdom](https://d2uqfpnktc64mn.cloudfront.net/uploads/post_section/image/530/Photo-by-Janne-Poikolainen-Waves-Finland.jpg)
- Photo: by Heliosphere. “Waves.” Cornwall, United Kingdom.
- Photo: by Warren Antiola. “The Fury Of Kanaloa ~ Hawaiian God Of The Ocean.” Maui, Hawaii.
- Photo: by Fotografías de Javier. “Surfing.”
- Photo: by Ed Dunens. “Surf.” Port Fairy. Victoria, Australia.
- Photo: by Jason Jacobs. “Pushing the Limits.” Hawaii.
- Photo: by Scott Johnson. “Hand In Hand, Half Moon Bay, California.” Half Moon Bay, California.
- Photo: by Giovanni Variottinelli. “The wave.” Sandfly Bay, New Zealand.
- Photo: by Theophilos Papadopoulos. “Wave.” Crete, Greece.
- Photo: by Martin Snicer Photography. “Wave watching.” Sydney, Australia.
- Photo: by Appalachian dreamer. “Water and fire: ocean waves at sunset.” St. Martins, New Brunswick, Canada.
- Photo: by Stewart Baird. “Crashing Waves.” Wellington, New Zealand.
- Photo: by Tom Gill. “Relentless Waves.” Lake Michigan. St. Joseph, Michigan.
- Photo: by Erik Larson. “Crashing Waves.” Freeport, Bahamas.
- Photo: by Janne Poikolainen. “Waves.” Finland.