1,481 Quotes About Ocean

You don't have to touch the ocean for the ocean to touch you

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.

If the sea is sick, we'll feel it. If it dies, we die. Our future and the state of the oceans are one.

Our past, our present, and whatever remains of our future, absolutely depend on what we do now.

Far and away, the greatest threat to the ocean, and thus to ourselves, is ignorance. But we can do something about that.

With respect to the ocean being the heart of our blue planet: We are often asked, 'How much protection is enough?' We can only answer with another question: How much of your heart is worth protecting?

We must protect our ocean as if our lives depend upon it, because they do.

Our insatiable appetite for fossil fuels and the corporate mandate to maximize shareholder value encourages drilling without taking into account the costs to the ocean, even without major spills.

The Arctic is a place that historically, during all preceding human history, has largely been an icy realm with an impact on ocean currents. That, in turn, influences the temperature of the planet. The Arctic is now vulnerable because of the excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, with a rate of melting that is stunning.