All through college, I had frequently been the only girl in a science class – which wasn’t such a bad deal.
SYLVIA EARLEThe best scientists and explorers have the attributes of kids! They ask question and have a sense of wonder.
More Sylvia Earle Quotes
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If we could magically transport ourselves back to the young Earth, when it was only a billion years old or two billion years old or three billion years old or four billion years old.
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The Arctic is a place that historically, during all preceding human history, has largely been an icy realm with an impact on ocean currents.
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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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Ten percent of the big fish still remain. There are still some blue whales. There are still some krill in Antarctica.
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Is a slow but accelerating impact with consequences that will greatly overshadow all the oil spills put together. The warming trend that is CO2-related will overshadow all the oil spills that have ever occurred put together.
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Everyone has power. But it doesn’t help if you don’t use it.
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Earth as an ecosystem stands out in the all of the universe.
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I find the lure of the unknown irresistible.
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Anything injured, or any unusual creature somebody found, they would always come to our doorstep.
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Ice ages have come and gone. Coral reefs have persisted.
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I love music of all kinds, but there’s no greater music than the sound of my grandchildren laughing; my kids, too.
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Look at the bark of a redwood, and you see moss.
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Sharks are beautiful animals, and if you’re lucky enough to see lots of them, that means that you’re in a healthy ocean.
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You should be afraid if you are in the ocean and don’t see sharks.
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Nothing has prepared sharks, squid, krill and other sea creatures for industrial-scale extraction that destroys entire ecosystems while targeting a few species.
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