Sylvia EarleProtecting vital sources of renewal - unscathed marshes, healthy reefs, and deep-sea gardens - will provide hope for the future of the Gulf, and for all of us.372HopeTime
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. ✨ Twitter post from Oct 13, 2017<… ▶361Humanity
Sylvia EarleIt's mainly the high-end luxury market now that drives much of the fishing in the sea. It's not feeding the starving millions. It's feeding a luxury market.341Time
Sylvia EarleI suggest to everyone: Look in the mirror. Ask yourself: Who are you? What are your talents? Use them, and do what you love. ✨ The Explorer: Sylvia Earle by Shaun Dreisbach,… ▶376Love
Sylvia EarleAll through college, I had frequently been the only girl in a science class - which wasn't such a bad deal. ✨ Her Deepness by Wallace White, www.newyorker.com. July 3, 1989.… ▶321Reading
Sylvia EarleWhen 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.344Humanity
Sylvia EarleI've always said, 'Underwater or on top, men and women are compatible.'377Time
Sylvia EarleEvery time I slip into the ocean, it's like going home. ✨ Twitter post from Dec 22, 2016355Time
Sylvia EarleWith every drop of water you drink, every breath you take, you're connected to the sea. No matter where on Earth you live. ✨ My wish: Protect our oceans. TED Talk, www.ted.c… ▶311Reflection
Sylvia EarleThis much is certain: We have the power to damage the sea, but no sure way to heal the harm.334Politics
Sylvia EarleThere is a terribly terrestrial mindset about what we need to do to take care of the planet-as if the ocean somehow doesn't matter or is so big, so vast that it can take care of i… ▶323Thought
Sylvia EarleAmerica gains most when individuals have great freedom to pursue personal goals without undue government interference.312Politics
Sylvia EarleWhy is it that scuba divers and surfers are some of the strongest advocates of ocean conservation? Because they've spent time in and around the ocean, and they've personally seen … ▶335LoveTime
Sylvia EarleOur past, our present, and whatever remains of our future, absolutely depend on what we do now. ✨ APEC to meet on ocean conservation. www.cnn.com. October 9, 1998.357HopeTime
Sylvia EarleThe Arctic is an ocean. The southern pole is a continent surrounded by ocean. The North Pole is an ocean, or northern waters. It's an ocean surrounded by land, basically.302Life
Sylvia EarleLook at the bark of a redwood, and you see moss. If you peer beneath the bits and pieces of the moss, you'll see toads, small insects, a whole host of life that prospers in that m… ▶368Life
Sylvia EarleSharks 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… ▶325Truth
Sylvia EarlePeople ask: Why should I care about the ocean? Because the ocean is the cornerstone of earth's life support system, it shapes climate and weather. It holds most of life on earth. … ▶3710HumanityLifeLove
Sylvia EarleWe are all together in this, we are all together in this single living ecosystem called Planet Earth. As we learn how we fit into the greater scheme of things, and begin to unders… ▶347LifeSadness
Sylvia EarleI actually love diving at night; you see a lot of fish then that you don't see in the daytime.325LoveTime
Sylvia EarleMany of us ask what can I, as one person, do, but history shows us that everything good and bad starts because somebody does something or does not do something.3610Truth
Sylvia EarleOcean acidification - the excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that is turning the oceans increasingly acid - is a slow but accelerating impact with consequences that will grea… ▶315Love
Sylvia EarleI am not in any hurry to grow up.282Hope
Sylvia EarleThe concept of 'peak oil' has penetrated the hearts and minds of people concerned about energy for the future. 'Peak fish' occurred around the end of the 1980s.327HopeHumanityLove
Sylvia EarleFar and away, the greatest threat to the ocean, and thus to ourselves, is ignorance. But we can do something about that. ✨ Twitter post from Aug 21, 2017294Reading
Sylvia EarleTen percent of the big fish still remain. There are still some blue whales. There are still some krill in Antarctica. There are a few oysters in Chesapeake Bay. Half the coral ree… ▶349Time
Sylvia EarleI hope that someday we will find evidence that there is intelligent life among humans on this planet.328HopeHumanityLife
Sylvia Earle'Green' issues at last are attracting serious attention, owing to critically important links between the environment and the economy, health, and our security. ✨ Earth Has a… ▶317Love
Sylvia EarleMeat reared on land matures relatively quickly, and it takes only a few pounds of plants to produce a pound of meat. ✨ Can We Stop Killing Our Oceans Now, Please? by Sylvia … ▶3410Humor
Sylvia EarleI personally have stopped eating seafood.328Reflection
