"My parents moved to Florida when I was……" — Sylvia Earle

"My parents moved to Florida when I was 12, and my backyard was the Gulf of Mexico."

— Sylvia Earle

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93 Quotes by Sylvia Earle

Sylvia Earle has 93 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

I hope for your help to explore and protect the wild ocean in ways that will restore the health and,…
Many of us ask what can I, as one person, do, but history shows us that everything good and bad…
Our past, our present, and whatever remains of our future, absolutely depend on what we do now.
I hope that someday we will find evidence that there is intelligent life among humans on this planet.
The oceans deserve our respect and care, but you have to know something before you can care about it.
I want to get out in the water. I want to see fish, real fish, not fish in a laboratory.
People ask: Why should I care about the ocean? Because the ocean is the cornerstone of earth's life support system,…
I'm haunted by the thought of what Ray Anderson calls 'tomorrow's child,' asking why we didn't do something on our…
There's plenty of water in the universe without life, but nowhere is there life without water.
Even if you never have the chance to see or touch the ocean, the ocean touches you with every breath…
There is a terribly terrestrial mindset about what we need to do to take care of the planet-as if the…
We are all together in this, we are all together in this single living ecosystem called planet earth. As we…

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More Backyard Quotes

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I grew up playing music and enjoying good food, friends and family in my own backyard. — Rodney Atkins
There is no city or country in the world where women and girls live free of the fear of violence.… — Michelle Bachelet
In Hanover Park they highlighted the terrible plight of backyard dwellers and the fact that year after year nothing has… — Mangosuthu Buthelezi
The reason so many people never get anywhere in life is because when opportunity knocks, they are out in the… — Walter Chrysler
I poop in the backyard... I wear disposable diapers. — David Duchovny
The oil industry is a stunning example of how science, technology, and mass production can divert an entire group of… — Theodore Levitt
When the homebrewers stop entering the profession, and the backyard breweries are squeezed out, then it will become stagnant. — Unknown Author
That optimist of yours is always ready to turn hell's backyard into a play-ground. — Mark Twain
Prowling his own quiet backyard or asleep by the fire, he is still only a whisker away from the wilds. — Jean Burden
NATO remains a military alliance, and we are against having a military alliance making itself at home right in our… — Vladimir Putin
The Australian backyard was once built for tradesmen and outdoor toilets. As suburbs spread, it became a playground and source… — Pete Munro
The best thing about being a statistician is that you get to play in everyone's backyard. — John Tukey

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