Coral Reefs Quotes

21 quotes by 17 authors

I can mention many moments that were unforgettable and revelatory. But the most single revelatory three minutes was the first time I put on scuba… — David Attenborough
I'm haunted by the thought of what Ray Anderson calls 'tomorrow's child,' asking why we didn't do something on our watch to save sharks and… — Sylvia Earle
That includes not cutting down the rain forest, and stop polluting the ocean because once we kill the coral reefs and the rain forest, this… — Michael Berryman
Coral reefs, the rain forest of the ocean, are home for one-third of the species of the sea. Coral reefs are under stress for several… — James Hansen
Language is a city, to the building of which every human being brought a stone; yet he is no more to be credited with the… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
In the year 2007, seals, otters, lions, turtles, frogs, apes, snakes, butterflies, polar bears, cheetahs, whales are disappearing along with their variously furnished homes: cloud… — Eban Goodstein
A scientist with a poet's command of language, Cristina Eisenberg writes with precision and passion . . . takes her reader on a breathtaking, sometimes… — Elizabeth Cunningham
Oman overall has great animal and plant biodiversity because it has mountains, desert, coastal areas and rich coral reefs. — Saadi
By 2050, at bio-extinction's current rate, between 25 per cent and 50 per cent of all species will have disappeared or be too few in… — Stuart L. Pimm
For nine miles along a submerged ridge, the corals rise in lumpy hillocks that spread out 100 yards or more, resembling heaped scoops of rainbow… — James Dwight Dana
In the course of time I have learned to tramp about coral reefs, twenty to thirty feet under water, so unconcernedly that I can pay… — William Beebe
The Pacific coral reef, as a kind of oasis in a desert, can stand as an object lesson for man who must now learn that… — Eugene Odum
I have no problem with the adventure travel movement. It makes better, more sensitive people. If you get people diving on a coral reef, they're… — Tim Cahill
Coral reefs are under assault. They are rapidly being degraded by human activities. They are over-fished, bombed and poisoned. They are smothered by sediment, and… — Klaus Topfer
And so the Word had breath, and wrought With human hands the creed of creeds In loveliness of perfect deeds, More strong than all poetic… — Alfred Lord Tennyson
Ten percent of the big fish still remain. There are still some blue whales. There are still some krill in Antarctica. There are a few… — Sylvia Earle
Ice ages have come and gone. Coral reefs have persisted. — Sylvia Earle
Some experts look at global warming, increased world temperature, as the critical tipping point that is causing a crash in coral reef health around the… — Sylvia Earle
For a photographer, sharks are a stirring subject, possessing a perfect blend of grace and power. They have been sculpted by evolution and are ideally… — Brian Skerry
The Bahamas has mangrove nurseries, coral reefs, shallow sea grass beds, and deep oceanic trenches - all perfect ecosystems for sharks. Photographing multiple shark species… — Brian Skerry

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