Our past, our present, and whatever remains of our future, absolutely depend on what we do now. — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
You should know what is taken out of the ecosystem in order to give you a moment's sustenance. — 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… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
Humans are the only creatures with the ability to dive deep in the sea, fly high in the sky, send instant messages… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
It's taken us a short time to change the nature of nature. In my lifetime, more change than during all preceding human… — 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… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
Like a shipwreck or a jetty, almost anything that forms a structure in the ocean, whether it is natural or artificial over… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
Places change over time with or without oil spills, but humans are responsible for the Deepwater Horizon gusher - and humans, as… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
We want to think of ourselves as truly special creatures that are unique in the universe and, well, we are. And we… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
Why is it that scuba divers and surfers are some of the strongest advocates of ocean conservation? Because they've spent time in… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
If we could magically transport ourselves back to the young Earth, when it was only a billion years old or two billion… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
This is a living planet. Look around. Mars, Venus, Jupiter. Look beyond our solar system. Where else is there a place that… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
Since the middle of the 20th century, more has been learnt about the ocean than during all preceding human history; at the… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
Childcare is a huge issue for young women whose work may require them to leave their families for weeks at a time. — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
I'm friends with James Cameron. We've spent time together over the years because he is a diver and explorer and in his… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
The concept of 'peak oil' has penetrated the hearts and minds of people concerned about energy for the future. 'Peak fish' occurred… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
Look at a child and realize that their future is in your hands. It's not just those who will be here fifty… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
Most of life on Earth has a deep past, much deeper than ours. And we have benefited from the distillation of all… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
The opportunity that is unique [to our] time is what inspires me to do everything I can to move things forward. This… — 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
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