My mother was known as the ‘bird lady’ of the neighborhood.
SYLVIA EARLESharks are beautiful animals, and if you’re lucky enough to see lots of them, that means that you’re in a healthy ocean.
More Sylvia Earle Quotes
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As a child, I was aware of the widely-held attitude that the ocean is so big, so resilient that we could use the sea as the ultimate place to dispose of anything.
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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.
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No water, no life. No blue, no green.
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Every time I slip into the ocean, it’s like going home.
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They have a lateral line down their whole body that senses motion, but maybe it does more than that.
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Everyone has power. But it doesn’t help if you don’t use it.
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There is a terribly terrestrial mindset about what we need to do to take care of the planet.
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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.
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Hold up a mirror and ask yourself what you are capable of doing, and what you really care about. Then take the initiative – don’t wait for someone else to ask you to act.
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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.
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I love my Force Fins, which are the kind of fins Special Forces use and really are adapted from the fins of fish. They’re very efficient.
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America gains most when individuals have great freedom to pursue personal goals without undue government interference.
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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.
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With every drop of water you drink, every breath you take, you’re connected to the sea.
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For humans, the Arctic is a harshly inhospitable place, but the conditions there are precisely what polar bears require to survive – and thrive. ‘Harsh’ to us is ‘home’ for them.
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