Purpose Quotes by Nainoa Thompson

As I am from Hawaiʻi, the ocean is part of my culture and who I am. My ancestors were great ocean explorers.

— Nainoa Thompson

Life on our planet is defined by the health of our ocean.

— Nainoa Thompson

We are a blue planet and an ocean world.

— Nainoa Thompson

We can't care for something we don't understand. This is the purpose of why we explore and why we voyage.

— Nainoa Thompson

In order to take care of our ocean, we need to be knowledgeable.

— Nainoa Thompson

Wealth is also defined by family, connection to our ancestry, and our best vision of the future. All of these find their inner spirit,…

— Nainoa Thompson

That's why we sail. So our children can grow up and be proud of whom they are. We are healing our souls by reconnecting…

— Nainoa Thompson

When people come together around common vision, they can accomplish great things. We need the instruments that pull our people together, not apart.

— Nainoa Thompson