Differences Quote by Edith Widder

“The difference between a fairy tale and a sea tale? A fairy tale starts with "Once upon a time". A sea tale starts with " This ain't no $hit"!”

Edith Widder

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In the ocean, [bioluminescence] is the rule rather than the exception.

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Exploration is the engine that drives innovation. Innovation drives economic growth. So let's all go exploring.

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It's a little-appreciated fact that most of the animals in our ocean make light.

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I never, ever would have imagined the kind of career I've had. It just wouldn't have occurred to me that anything like this could…

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The teeth on [the viperfish] are so long that if they closed inside the mouth of the fish, it would actually impale its own…

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I just was mesmerized by all of this life everywhere I looked. And so I wanted to be a marine biologist.

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We've only explored about 5% of our ocean. There are great discoveries yet to be made down there - fantastic creatures representing millions of…

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