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Sylvia Earle Quotes: When I first ventured into the Gulf of Mexico in the 1950s, the sea appeared to be a blue infinity too large, too wild to be harmed by anything that people could do.
         

When I first ventured into the Gulf of Mexico in the 1950s, the sea appeared to be a blue infinity too large, too wild to be harmed by anything that people could do.


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



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



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No water, no life. No blue, no green.



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.

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.



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

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



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

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.

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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