98 Quotes by Sylvia A. Earle

We need to respect the oceans and take care of them as if our lives depended on it. Because they do.

Even if you never have the chance to see or touch the ocean, the ocean touches you with every breath you take, every drop of water you drink, every bite you consume. Everyone, everywhere is inextricably connected to and utterly dependent upon the existence of the sea.

I hope that someday we will find evidence that there is intelligent life among humans on this planet.

Every time I slip into the ocean, it’s like going home.

The diversity of life on Earth, generally, is astonishing. But despite those large numbers, it’s also important to recognize that every species, one way or another, is vulnerable to extinction. And in our time on Earth our impact on the diversity of life has been profound.

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

Knowing is the key to caring, and with caring there is hope that people will be motivated to take positive actions. They might not care even if they know, but they can’t care if they are unaware.

If we have a hope of really understanding our place in nature and of carving out a place for ourselves that is sustainable, it’s primarily because of the new level of communication. It used to be, ‘What you don’t have in your mind, you have on your shelf.’ But now we have the Web.

If you think the ocean isn’t important, imagine Earth without it. Mars comes to mind. No ocean, no life support system.