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Sylvia Earle Quotes

I am not in any hurry to grow up Picture Quote #1

I personally have stopped eating seafood Picture Quote #1

Ice ages have come and gone. Coral reefs have persisted Picture Quote #1

The end of commercial fishing is predicted long before the middle of the 21st century Picture Quote #1

Scientists never stop asking. They’re little kids who never grew up Picture Quote #1

You don’t have to touch the ocean for the ocean to touch you Picture Quote #1

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What we once used as weapons of war, we now use as weapons against fish Picture Quote #1

I hope for your help to explore and protect the wild ocean in ways that will restore the health and, in so doing, secure hope for humankind. Health to the ocean means health for us Picture Quote #1

I love music of all kinds, but there’s no greater music than the sound of my grandchildren laughing; my kids, too Picture Quote #1

Humans are the only creatures with the ability to dive deep in the sea, fly high in the sky, send instant messages around the globe, reflect on the past, assess the present and imagine the future Picture Quote #1

I have lots of heroes: anyone and everyone who does whatever they can to leave the natural world better than they found it Picture Quote #1

Everyone has power. But it doesn’t help if you don’t use it Picture Quote #1

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Far and away, the greatest threat to the ocean, and thus to ourselves, is ignorance. But we can do something about that Picture Quote #1

I actually love diving at night; you see a lot of fish then that you don’t see in the daytime Picture Quote #1

I’ve had the joy of spending thousands of hours under the sea. I wish I could take people along to see what I see, and to know what I know Picture Quote #1

If somebody dumps something noxious in my back yard, the dumper is the last one I would call on to repair the damage Picture Quote #1

In terms of personal choices, let’s all think more carefully about where we get our protein from Picture Quote #1

Like a shipwreck or a jetty, almost anything that forms a structure in the ocean, whether it is natural or artificial over time, collects life Picture Quote #1

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Meat reared on land matures relatively quickly, and it takes only a few pounds of plants to produce a pound of meat Picture Quote #1

We have been far too aggressive about extracting ocean wildlife, not appreciating that there are limits and even points of no return Picture Quote #1

When I arrived on the planet, there were only two billion. Wildlife was more abundant, we were less so; now the situation is reversed Picture Quote #1

Photosynthetic organisms in the sea yield most of the oxygen in the atmosphere, take up and store vast amounts of carbon dioxide, shape planetary chemistry, and hold the planet steady Picture Quote #1

Any astronaut can tell you you’ve got to do everything you can to learn about your life support system and then do everything you can to take care of it Picture Quote #1

It’s a fact of life that there will be oil spills, as long as oil is moved from place to place, but we must have provisions to deal with them, and a capability that is commensurate with the size of the oil shipments Picture Quote #1

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Look at the bark of a redwood, and you see moss. If you peer beneath the bits and pieces of the moss, you’ll see toads, small insects, a whole host of life that prospers in that miniature environment. A lumberman will look at a forest and see so many board feet of lumber. I see a living city Picture Quote #1

Our insatiable appetite for fossil fuels and the corporate mandate to maximize shareholder value encourages drilling without taking into account the costs to the ocean, even without major spills Picture Quote #1

Some experts look at global warming, increased world temperature, as the critical tipping point that is causing a crash in coral reef health around the world. And there’s no question that it is a factor, but it’s preceded by the loss of resilience and degradation Picture Quote #1

Our past, our present, and whatever remains of our future, absolutely depend on what we do now Picture Quote #1

I hope that someday we will find evidence that there is intelligent life among humans on this planet Picture Quote #1

The oceans deserve our respect and care, but you have to know something before you can care about it Picture Quote #1

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I am not in any hurry to grow up (Sylvia Earle Quotes) I personally have stopped eating seafood (Sylvia Earle Quotes) Ice ages have come and gone. Coral reefs have persisted (Sylvia Earle Quotes) The end of commercial fishing is predicted long before the middle of the 21st century (Sylvia Earle Quotes) Scientists never stop asking. They’re little kids who never grew up (Sylvia Earle Quotes) You don’t have to touch the ocean for the ocean to touch you (Sylvia Earle Quotes) What we once used as weapons of war, we now use as weapons against fish (Sylvia Earle Quotes) I hope for your help to explore and protect the wild ocean in ways that will restore the health and, in so doing, secure hope for humankind. Health to the ocean means health for us (Sylvia Earle Quotes) I love music of all kinds, but there’s no greater music than the sound of my grandchildren laughing; my kids, too (Sylvia Earle Quotes) Humans are the only creatures with the ability to dive deep in the sea, fly high in the sky, send instant messages around the globe, reflect on the past, assess the present and imagine the future (Sylvia Earle Quotes) I have lots of heroes: anyone and everyone who does whatever they can to leave the natural world better than they found it (Sylvia Earle Quotes) Everyone has power. But it doesn’t help if you don’t use it (Sylvia Earle Quotes) Far and away, the greatest threat to the ocean, and thus to ourselves, is ignorance. But we can do something about that (Sylvia Earle Quotes) I actually love diving at night; you see a lot of fish then that you don’t see in the daytime (Sylvia Earle Quotes) I’ve had the joy of spending thousands of hours under the sea. I wish I could take people along to see what I see, and to know what I know (Sylvia Earle Quotes) If somebody dumps something noxious in my back yard, the dumper is the last one I would call on to repair the damage (Sylvia Earle Quotes) In terms of personal choices, let’s all think more carefully about where we get our protein from (Sylvia Earle Quotes) Like a shipwreck or a jetty, almost anything that forms a structure in the ocean, whether it is natural or artificial over time, collects life (Sylvia Earle Quotes) Meat reared on land matures relatively quickly, and it takes only a few pounds of plants to produce a pound of meat (Sylvia Earle Quotes) We have been far too aggressive about extracting ocean wildlife, not appreciating that there are limits and even points of no return (Sylvia Earle Quotes) When I arrived on the planet, there were only two billion. Wildlife was more abundant, we were less so; now the situation is reversed (Sylvia Earle Quotes) Photosynthetic organisms in the sea yield most of the oxygen in the atmosphere, take up and store vast amounts of carbon dioxide, shape planetary chemistry, and hold the planet steady (Sylvia Earle Quotes) Any astronaut can tell you you’ve got to do everything you can to learn about your life support system and then do everything you can to take care of it (Sylvia Earle Quotes) It’s a fact of life that there will be oil spills, as long as oil is moved from place to place, but we must have provisions to deal with them, and a capability that is commensurate with the size of the oil shipments (Sylvia Earle Quotes) Look at the bark of a redwood, and you see moss. If you peer beneath the bits and pieces of the moss, you’ll see toads, small insects, a whole host of life that prospers in that miniature environment. A lumberman will look at a forest and see so many board feet of lumber. I see a living city (Sylvia Earle Quotes) Our insatiable appetite for fossil fuels and the corporate mandate to maximize shareholder value encourages drilling without taking into account the costs to the ocean, even without major spills (Sylvia Earle Quotes) Some experts look at global warming, increased world temperature, as the critical tipping point that is causing a crash in coral reef health around the world. And there’s no question that it is a factor, but it’s preceded by the loss of resilience and degradation (Sylvia Earle Quotes) Our past, our present, and whatever remains of our future, absolutely depend on what we do now (Sylvia Earle Quotes) I hope that someday we will find evidence that there is intelligent life among humans on this planet (Sylvia Earle Quotes) The oceans deserve our respect and care, but you have to know something before you can care about it (Sylvia Earle Quotes)

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