Every time I slip into the ocean, it’s like going home.
SYLVIA EARLEI’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.
More Sylvia Earle Quotes
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To lose it means that we will dismember the vital systems that make the Arctic work. It’s not just a cost to the people who live there. It’s a cost to all people everywhere.
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Earth as an ecosystem stands out in the all of the universe.
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Anything injured, or any unusual creature somebody found, they would always come to our doorstep.
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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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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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I have lots of heroes: anyone and everyone who does whatever they can to leave the natural world better than they found it.
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What we once used as weapons of war, we now use as weapons against fish.
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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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We need to respect the oceans and take care of them as if our lives depended on it. Because they do.
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Green’ issues at last are attracting serious attention, owing to critically important links between the environment and the economy, health, and our security.
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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.
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Ice ages have come and gone. Coral reefs have persisted.
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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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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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There’s no place that we know about that can support life as we know it, not even our sister planet, Mars, where we might set up housekeeping someday, but at great effort and trouble we have to recreate the things we take for granted here.
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