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Sylvia Earle Quotes: The observations that have developed over the years have given us perspective about where we fit in. We are newcomers, really recent arrivals on a planet that is four and a half billion years old.
         

The observations that have developed over the years have given us perspective about where we fit in. We are newcomers, really recent arrivals on a planet that is four and a half billion years old.


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The oceans deserve our respect and care, but you have to know something before you can care about it.



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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. You should be afraid if you are in the ocean and don't see sharks.



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



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



I have lots of heroes: anyone and everyone who does whatever they can to leave the natural world better than they found it.

I have lots of heroes: anyone and everyone who does whatever they can to leave the natural world better than they found it.



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

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