--- title: "13 Way Quotes By Sylvia Earle" description: "13 Way quotes by Sylvia Earle. Plus more from Sylvia Earle and more Way sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/112/sylvia-earle-1756_absolutes_we-have-found-ways-to-capture-kill-and-m_2471932.jpg" --- > [We have found ways to capture, kill and market ocean wildlife on an unprecedented scale. It's an absolute catastrophe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-earle/we-have-found-ways-to-capture-kill-and-market-ocean-wildlife-on-an/) [Sylvia Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-earle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/112/sylvia-earle-1756_absolutes_we-have-found-ways-to-capture-kill-and-m_2471932.jpg) > [No creature on Earth ever has organized themselves in ways that we have, with the capacity to alter the nature of nature…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-earle/no-creature-on-earth-ever-has-organized-themselves-in-ways-that-we/) [Sylvia Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-earle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b8/sylvia-earle-1756_animals_no-creature-on-earth-ever-has-organized_307131.jpg) > [I have heard endlessly that fish are so resilient that there is no way that you could exterminate a species. We are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-earle/i-have-heard-endlessly-that-fish-are-so-resilient-that-there-is-no/) [Sylvia Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-earle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/151/sylvia-earle-1756_could_i-have-heard-endlessly-that-fish-are-so_987644.jpg) > [We are taking way more out of the ocean than the ocean can replenish.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-earle/we-are-taking-way-more-out-of-the-ocean-than-the-ocean-can-replenish/) [Sylvia Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-earle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5f/sylvia-earle-1756_ocean_we-are-taking-way-more-out-of-the-ocean_1737631.jpg) > [This much is certain: We have the power to damage the sea, but no sure way to heal the harm.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-earle/this-much-is-certain-we-have-the-power-to-damage-the-sea-but-no-sure/) [Sylvia Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-earle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/929/sylvia-earle-1756_certain_this-much-is-certain-we-have-the-power-t_2249170.jpg) > [If you make the choice to just go with the flow, that is a choice to make a difference in a negative…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-earle/if-you-make-the-choice-to-just-go-with-the-flow-that-is-a-choice-to/) [Sylvia Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-earle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dcb/sylvia-earle-1756_choice_if-you-make-the-choice-to-just-go-with-t_1969651.jpg) > [It isn't too late to shift from the swift, sharp decline of ocean systems in recent decades to an era of steady…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-earle/it-isn-t-too-late-to-shift-from-the-swift-sharp-decline-of-ocean/) [Sylvia Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-earle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/932/sylvia-earle-1756_awareness_it-isn-t-too-late-to-shift-from-the-swif_1134864.jpg) > [Burning fossil fuels has given us the gift of seeing ourselves in new ways. But that very gift now enables us to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-earle/burning-fossil-fuels-has-given-us-the-gift-of-seeing-ourselves-in-new/) [Sylvia Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-earle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e8/sylvia-earle-1756_burning_burning-fossil-fuels-has-given-us-the-gi_2479891.jpg) > [Fortunately, we know more about the problems that we have than in all preceding history. We know now the consequences of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-earle/fortunately-we-know-more-about-the-problems-that-we-have-than-in-all/) [Sylvia Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-earle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86d/sylvia-earle-1756_air_fortunately-we-know-more-about-the-probl_3162614.jpg) > [Every fish fertilizes the water in a way that generates the plankton that ultimately leads back into the food chain, but also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-earle/every-fish-fertilizes-the-water-in-a-way-that-generates-the-plankton/) [Sylvia Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-earle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/962/sylvia-earle-1756_also_every-fish-fertilizes-the-water-in-a-way_298264.jpg) > [The diversity of life on Earth, generally, is astonishing. But despite those large numbers, it's also important to recognize that every species,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-earle/the-diversity-of-life-on-earth-generally-is-astonishing-but-despite/) [Sylvia Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-earle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d3/sylvia-earle-1756_astonishing_the-diversity-of-life-on-earth-generally_977825.jpg) > [We want to think of ourselves as truly special creatures that are unique in the universe and, well, we are. And we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-earle/we-want-to-think-of-ourselves-as-truly-special-creatures-that-are/) [Sylvia Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-earle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc7/sylvia-earle-1756_capacity_we-want-to-think-of-ourselves-as-truly-s_750429.jpg) > [The image of Earth from space transformed our view of ourselves. It is maybe the most important image that exists - because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-earle/the-image-of-earth-from-space-transformed-our-view-of-ourselves-it-is/) [Sylvia Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-earle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e39/sylvia-earle-1756_care_the-image-of-earth-from-space-transforme_2389002.jpg) ## Other authors on Way ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/way/sylvia-earle/#itemlist", "name": "13 Way Quotes By Sylvia Earle", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We have found ways to capture, kill and market ocean wildlife on an unprecedented scale. 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