No water, no life. No blue, no green.
SYLVIA EARLEThere’s something missing about how we’re informing the youngsters coming along about what matters in the world. We teach them the numbers and the letters, but we fail to communicate the importance of our connection to the living world.
More Sylvia Earle Quotes
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Every time I slip into the ocean, it’s like going home.
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I’ve always said, ‘Underwater or on top, men and women are compatible.’
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Anything injured, or any unusual creature somebody found, they would always come to our doorstep.
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People still do not understand that a live fish is more valuable than a dead one, and that destructive fishing techniques are taking a wrecking ball to biodiversity.
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We did not want, from garbage and nuclear wastes to sludge from sewage to entire ships that had reached the end of their useful life.
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The end of commercial fishing is predicted long before the middle of the 21st century.
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If somebody dumps something noxious in my back yard, the dumper is the last one I would call on to repair the damage.
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My first encounter with the ocean was on the Jersey Shore when I was three years old and I got knocked over by a wave.
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They are so beautiful, a pair is in the Museum of Modern Art. The set I have are ruby red. I call them my ruby flippers.
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You should be afraid if you are in the ocean and don’t see sharks.
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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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When I arrived on the planet, there were only two billion. Wildlife was more abundant, we were less so; now the situation is reversed.
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Take away the ice and snow, increase the temperature by even a little, and the realm that makes their lives possible literally melts away.
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I’m not against extracting a modest amount of wildlife out of the ocean for human consumption, but I am really concerned about the large-scale industrial fishing that engages in destructive practices like trawling and longlining.
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The fragility, and even the degradation of our planet’s blue heart.
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