Ahead of time Quote by Bill Nelson

We must protect our ocean as if our lives depend upon it, because they do.

— Sylvia Earle

We know that when we protect our oceans we're protecting our future.

— William J. Clinton

We've been a country that's been fortunate to be protected by two oceans, to not have serious attacks on our territory for most of…

— Condoleezza Rice

Far and away, the greatest threat to the ocean, and thus to ourselves, is ignorance. But we can do something about that.

— Sylvia Earle

Protect the ocean and you protect yourself.

— Jean-Michel Cousteau

I think the best way to protect the ocean is to encourage people onto it and into it.

— Jon Bowermaster

The ocean is the grand vehicle of trade, and the uniter of distant nations. To us it is peculiarly kind, not only as it…

— James Hervey

Though a wide ocean separates the United States from Europe, yet there are various considerations that warn us against an excess of confidence or…

— Alexander Hamilton

Oceans are one of the most important things in the world now and that is a national security threat of the United States of…

— Ian Somerhalder

The simple fact that half of the oxygen that we breathe is produced by the oceans should be reason enough to mobilize around the…

— Albert II, Prince of Monaco

Though the terror of the sea gives to none security, in the secret of the shell. Self preserving we may dwell.

— Muhammad Iqbal

We need to have a strong defense focused on areas that are in the greatest vulnerability. I have been very concerned about America's 361…

— Bob Graham