“That the sea is one of the most beautiful and magnificent sights in Na...” — John Joly Quote

“That the sea is one of the most beautiful and magnificent sights in Nature, all admit.”

“We live in an epoch of denudation.”

“Geological age plays the same part in our views of the duration of the universe as the Earth's orbital radius does in our views of the immensity of space.”

“Sometimes it's hard to admit, though, especially if you're known as a happy person, because you feel you're letting people down if you're not being happy 24 hours a day.”

“Soundness of understanding is connected with freedom of enquiry; consequently, opinion should, as far as public security will admit, be exempted from restraint.”

“I admit, I'm suspicious of any career planning that involves chasing the next 'big thing,' just because it's so hard to predict what the next big thing is going to be a couple of years - or even six months - out.”