“The sudden release of five million barrels of oil, enormous quantities of methane and two million gallons of toxic dispersants into an already greatly stressed Gulf of Mexico will permanently alter the nature of the area.”

That, in turn, influences the temperature of the planet. The Arctic is now vulnerable because of the excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, with a rate of melting that is stunning.

There is a terribly terrestrial mindset about what we need to do to take care of the planet.

They have a lateral line down their whole body that senses motion, but maybe it does more than that.

For heaven’s sake, when you see the enemy attacking, you pick up the pitchfork, and you enlist everybody you see.

The Arctic is an ocean. The southern pole is a continent surrounded by ocean. The North Pole is an ocean, or northern waters. It’s an ocean surrounded by land, basically.

Everyone has power. But it doesn’t help if you don’t use it.

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.

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

The Arctic is a place that historically, during all preceding human history, has largely been an icy realm with an impact on ocean currents.

I have come up at the end of a dive, and the boat was not where I left it. I had to take care of a buddy who did panic. But I was confident the boat would come back.

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.

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

We have become frighteningly effective at altering nature.

Nothing has prepared sharks, squid, krill and other sea creatures for industrial-scale extraction that destroys entire ecosystems while targeting a few species.

My parents moved to Florida when I was 12, and my backyard was the Gulf of Mexico.

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

As areas of knowledge grow, so too do the perimeters of ignorance.

It’s more interesting for me to figure out how to be superior in areas where I’m naive, where I’m a novice.

Failure is an amazing opportunity to learn and grow in the area where we are lacking.

Focus on your customers and make that restaurant synonymous to where you are in terms of area.

God has for me in all areas of my life.

A loss makes you humble. It tests the other batsmen and bowlers. Also, if you keep winning you don’t now what area you need to work on.

If you keep winning, you don’t know the areas you’ve to work hard.

The coronavirus pandemic is not a break for nature. Outside urban areas, nature is suffering.