Hold up a mirror and ask yourself what you are capable of doing, and what you really care about. Then take the… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
With care and protection, with safe havens in the ocean, there is still a good chance that we can turn things around. — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
It isn't too late to shift from the swift, sharp decline of ocean systems in recent decades to an era of steady… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
I have come up at the end of a dive, and the boat was not where I left it. I had to… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
The ocean governs the climate and the weather, it is taking care of the temperature and it is shaping the chemistry of… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
There is a terribly terrestrial mindset about what we need to do to take care of the planet-as if the ocean somehow… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
The oceans deserve our respect and care, but you have to know something before you can care about it. — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
The image of Earth from space transformed our view of ourselves. It is maybe the most important image that exists - because… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
There is a terribly terrestrial mindset about what we need to do to take care of the planet - as if the… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
We need to respect the oceans and take care of them as if our lives depended on it. Because they do. — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
Any astronaut can tell you you've got to do everything you can to learn about your life support system and then do… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
We still have 10 percent of the sharks. We still have half of the coral reefs. However, if we wait another 50 years, opportunities… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
Evolution is not something to be feared. It's to be celebrated, embraced, and understood. — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
We are depleting this immense diversity and abundance of life, and it matters tremendously for the future of the planet. — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
My mother was known as the 'bird lady' of the neighborhood. Anything injured, or any unusual creature somebody found, they would always come to… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
There is this sweet spot in time when we have an opportunity to stop killing sharks and tunas and swordfish and other wildlife in… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
The sudden release of five million barrels of oil, enormous quantities of methane and two million gallons of toxic dispersants into an already greatly… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
I've always said, 'Underwater or on top, men and women are compatible.' — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
With respect to the ocean being the heart of our blue planet: We are often asked, 'How much protection is enough?' We can only… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
If the sea is sick, we'll feel it. If it dies, we die. Our future and the state of the oceans are one. — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
The ocean seemed like a sea of Eden. But now we are facing paradise lost. — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
When you think about the real cost of so-called cheap energy that has driven our prosperity to unprecedented levels, for some of us, to… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
