I’ve always said, ‘Underwater or on top, men and women are compatible.’
SYLVIA EARLEHold 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.
More Sylvia Earle Quotes
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Earth as an ecosystem stands out in the all of the universe.
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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.
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I actually love diving at night; you see a lot of fish then that you don’t see in the daytime.
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Health to the ocean means health for us.
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All through college, I had frequently been the only girl in a science class – which wasn’t such a bad deal.
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Every time I slip into the ocean, it’s like going home.
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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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They have curiosity. ‘Who, what, where, why, when, and how!’ They never stop asking questions, and I never stop asking questions, just like a five year old.
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If you think the ocean isn’t important, imagine Earth without it. Mars comes to mind. No ocean, no life support system.
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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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No water, no life. No blue, no green.
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In terms of personal choices, let’s all think more carefully about where we get our protein from.
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The concept of ‘peak oil’ has penetrated the hearts and minds of people concerned about energy for the future. ‘Peak fish’ occurred around the end of the 1980s.
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Anything injured, or any unusual creature somebody found, they would always come to our doorstep.
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It’s mainly the high-end luxury market now that drives much of the fishing in the sea. It’s not feeding the starving millions. It’s feeding a luxury market.
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