Shark Attacks Quotes

• I didn't care about the backlash. I think the reason it was so severe was because they didn't know anything about me in New Zealand. If I had made jokes about a shark attack in the US, no one would have cared.

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  Anthony Jeselnik

  Thinking   Sharks   Care  

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• When I was about five, I gave my heart to Jesus Christ, and since then it's just been a stronghold in my life. Really, through the shark attack and all the hard times that my family and I went through, it gave us unity and perseverance to push through all this crazy stuff that we never knew was going to happen.

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  Bethany Hamilton

  Perseverance   Jesus   Crazy  

  "Bethany Hamilton; AnnaSophia Robb". "Tavis Smiley", www.pbs.org. March 31, 2011.

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• Sharks attack surfers because they look like a seal. Apparently, when you're layng on your board and you have your arms and legs hanging off, from underneath you look like a seal. So I just got a picture of a seal and put a red line through it and put it underneath my board.

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  Henry Cho

  Sharks   Red   Boards  

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• Being able to turn to Jesus after the shark attack kept me alive.

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  Bethany Hamilton

  Inspirational   Jesus   Sharks  

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• You're gonna need a bigger boat.

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  Peter Benchley

  Inspirational   Movie   Radio News  

  "Fictional character: Chief Martin Brody". "Jaws", www.imdb.com. June 20, 1975.

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• The only use for a knife during a shark attack is pure treachery: Stab your buddy, swim like hell, and hope the munchies take him.

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  Tim Cahill

  Sharks   Knives   Swim  

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• Getting back on the surfboard after the [shark] attack was the hardest thing and I did it! After that, the hardest thing was my first competition.

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  Bethany Hamilton

  Sharks   Competition   Firsts  

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