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title: "12 Matter Quotes By Sylvia Earle"
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> [It doesn't matter where on Earth you live, everyone is utterly dependent on the existence of that lovely, living saltwater soup. There's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-earle/it-doesn-t-matter-where-on-earth-you-live-everyone-is-utterly/)

[Sylvia Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-earle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc4/sylvia-earle-1756_dependent_it-doesn-t-matter-where-on-earth-you-liv_531396.jpg)

> [With every drop of water you drink, every breath you take, you're connected to the sea. No matter where on Earth you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-earle/with-every-drop-of-water-you-drink-every-breath-you-take-you-re/)

[Sylvia Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-earle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e32/sylvia-earle-1756_connected_with-every-drop-of-water-you-drink-every_1448402.jpg)

> [There's something missing about how we're informing the youngsters coming along about what matters in the world. We teach them the numbers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-earle/there-s-something-missing-about-how-we-re-informing-the-youngsters/)

[Sylvia Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-earle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3dd/sylvia-earle-1756_communicate_there-s-something-missing-about-how-we-r_1334114.jpg)

> [We are depleting this immense diversity and abundance of life, and it matters tremendously for the future of the planet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-earle/we-are-depleting-this-immense-diversity-and-abundance-of-life-and-it/)

[Sylvia Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-earle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/415/sylvia-earle-1756_abundance_we-are-depleting-this-immense-diversity_70109.jpg)

> [With every drop of water you drink, every breath you take, you're connected to the sea. No matter where on Earth you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-earle/with-every-drop-of-water-you-drink-every-breath-you-take-you-re-2/)

[Sylvia Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-earle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/723/sylvia-earle-1756_atmosphere_with-every-drop-of-water-you-drink-every_2074733.jpg)

> [We still have the illusion that the ocean will recover. That even if we do have to lose sharks, people don't understand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-earle/we-still-have-the-illusion-that-the-ocean-will-recover-that-even-if/)

[Sylvia Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-earle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7bc/sylvia-earle-1756_evidence_we-still-have-the-illusion-that-the-ocea_2074977.jpg)

> [We have taken the manatees out of the areas in the Caribbean and really elsewhere in the world, and this disruption to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-earle/we-have-taken-the-manatees-out-of-the-areas-in-the-caribbean-and/)

[Sylvia Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-earle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/458/sylvia-earle-1756_areas_we-have-taken-the-manatees-out-of-the-ar_2027886.jpg)

> [Why does evolution matter? There is so much about the evolution of life, the development of life on Earth that should rivet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-earle/why-does-evolution-matter-there-is-so-much-about-the-evolution-of/)

[Sylvia Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-earle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63c/sylvia-earle-1756_attention_why-does-evolution-matter-there-is-so-mu_2957252.jpg)

> [There is a terribly terrestrial mindset about what we need to do to take care of the planet-as if the ocean somehow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-earle/there-is-a-terribly-terrestrial-mindset-about-what-we-need-to-do-to/)

[Sylvia Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-earle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/754/sylvia-earle-1756_bigs_there-is-a-terribly-terrestrial-mindset_1903016.jpg)

> [There is a terribly terrestrial mindset about what we need to do to take care of the planet - as if the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-earle/there-is-a-terribly-terrestrial-mindset-about-what-we-need-to-do-to-2/)

[Sylvia Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-earle/)

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> [The living ocean drives planetary chemistry, governs climate and weather, and otherwise provides the cornerstone of the life-support system for all creatures…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-earle/the-living-ocean-drives-planetary-chemistry-governs-climate-and/)

[Sylvia Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-earle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16e/sylvia-earle-1756_chemistry_the-living-ocean-drives-planetary-chemis_2397042.jpg)

> [We humans have this idea that the ocean is so big, so vast, so resilient that it doesn't matter what we do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-earle/we-humans-have-this-idea-that-the-ocean-is-so-big-so-vast-so/)

[Sylvia Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-earle/)

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## Other authors on Matter

## More by Sylvia Earle

> [We still have 10 percent of the sharks. We still have half of the coral reefs. However, if we wait another 50 years, opportunities…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-earle/we-still-have-10-percent-of-the-sharks-we-still-have-half-of-the/)

[Sylvia Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-earle/)

> [Health to the ocean means health for us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-earle/health-to-the-ocean-means-health-for-us/)

[Sylvia Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-earle/)

> [Evolution is not something to be feared. It's to be celebrated, embraced, and understood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-earle/evolution-is-not-something-to-be-feared-it-s-to-be-celebrated/)

[Sylvia Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-earle/)

> [We are depleting this immense diversity and abundance of life, and it matters tremendously for the future of the planet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-earle/we-are-depleting-this-immense-diversity-and-abundance-of-life-and-it/)

[Sylvia Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-earle/)

> [My mother was known as the 'bird lady' of the neighborhood. Anything injured, or any unusual creature somebody found, they would always come to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-earle/my-mother-was-known-as-the-bird-lady-of-the-neighborhood-anything/)

[Sylvia Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-earle/)

> [There is this sweet spot in time when we have an opportunity to stop killing sharks and tunas and swordfish and other wildlife in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-earle/there-is-this-sweet-spot-in-time-when-we-have-an-opportunity-to-stop/)

[Sylvia Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-earle/)

> [The sudden release of five million barrels of oil, enormous quantities of methane and two million gallons of toxic dispersants into an already greatly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-earle/the-sudden-release-of-five-million-barrels-of-oil-enormous-quantities/)

[Sylvia Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-earle/)

> [I've always said, 'Underwater or on top, men and women are compatible.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-earle/i-ve-always-said-underwater-or-on-top-men-and-women-are-compatible/)

[Sylvia Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-earle/)

> [With respect to the ocean being the heart of our blue planet: We are often asked, 'How much protection is enough?' We can only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-earle/with-respect-to-the-ocean-being-the-heart-of-our-blue-planet-we-are/)

[Sylvia Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-earle/)

> [If the sea is sick, we'll feel it. If it dies, we die. Our future and the state of the oceans are one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-earle/if-the-sea-is-sick-we-ll-feel-it-if-it-dies-we-die-our-future-and-the/)

[Sylvia Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-earle/)

> [The ocean seemed like a sea of Eden. But now we are facing paradise lost.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-earle/the-ocean-seemed-like-a-sea-of-eden-but-now-we-are-facing-paradise/)

[Sylvia Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-earle/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-earle/when-you-think-about-the-real-cost-of-so-called-cheap-energy-that-has/)

[Sylvia Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-earle/)

> [When I arrived on the planet, there were only two billion. Wildlife was more abundant, we were less so; now the situation is reversed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-earle/when-i-arrived-on-the-planet-there-were-only-two-billion-wildlife-was/)

[Sylvia Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-earle/)

> [I've had the joy of spending thousands of hours under the sea. I wish I could take people along to see what I see,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-earle/i-ve-had-the-joy-of-spending-thousands-of-hours-under-the-sea-i-wish/)

[Sylvia Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-earle/)

> [The observations that have developed over the years have given us perspective about where we fit in. We are newcomers, really recent arrivals on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-earle/the-observations-that-have-developed-over-the-years-have-given-us/)

[Sylvia Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-earle/)

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