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Sylvia Earle Quotes: We have the capacity to alter the nature of nature. No, we don't have just the capacity - we are altering the nature of nature, the natural systems that cause the planet to function in our favor.
         

We have the capacity to alter the nature of nature. No, we don't have just the capacity - we are altering the nature of nature, the natural systems that cause the planet to function in our favor.


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With every drop of water you drink, every breath you take, you're connected to the sea. No matter where on Earth you live.

With every drop of water you drink, every breath you take, you're connected to the sea. No matter where on Earth you live.



We need to respect the oceans and take care of them as if our lives depended on it. Because they do.

We need to respect the oceans and take care of them as if our lives depended on it. Because they do.



The oceans deserve our respect and care, but you have to know something before you can care about it.

The oceans deserve our respect and care, but you have to know something before you can care about it.



Our past, our present, and whatever remains of our future, absolutely depend on what we do now.

Our past, our present, and whatever remains of our future, absolutely depend on what we do now.



No water, no life. No blue, no green.

No water, no life. No blue, no green.



Sharks are beautiful animals, and if you're lucky enough to see lots of them, that means that you're in a healthy ocean. You should be afraid if you are in the ocean and don't see sharks.

Sharks are beautiful animals, and if you're lucky enough to see lots of them, that means that you're in a healthy ocean. You should be afraid if you are in the ocean and don't see sharks.



Every time I slip into the ocean, it's like going home.

Every time I slip into the ocean, it's like going home.



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

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



I have lots of heroes: anyone and everyone who does whatever they can to leave the natural world better than they found it.

I have lots of heroes: anyone and everyone who does whatever they can to leave the natural world better than they found it.



If the sea is sick, we'll feel it. If it dies, we die. Our future and the state of the oceans are one.

If the sea is sick, we'll feel it. If it dies, we die. Our future and the state of the oceans are one.





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If I had wings I would fly, I'd soar on high where only eagles dareI'd let them rip, I'd let them tear, until all that remained was me bare.



Leaving the broken system the way it is, that's not a solution.

Leaving the broken system the way it is, that's not a solution.



Being sorry is the highest act of selfishness, seeing value only after discarding it.

Being sorry is the highest act of selfishness, seeing value only after discarding it.



If by religion we mean a belief in humanity rather than the gods, an effort to make man better and a little happier, then yes, I'm very religious.

If by religion we mean a belief in humanity rather than the gods, an effort to make man better and a little happier, then yes, I'm very religious.



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The only reason we don't have revival is because we are willing to live without it!



When people ask me to define science fiction and fantasy I say they are the literatures that explore the fact that we are toolmakers and users, and are always changing our environment.

When people ask me to define science fiction and fantasy I say they are the literatures that explore the fact that we are toolmakers and users, and are always changing our environment.



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I mean, we're always trying to evaluate and tweak things and get better.



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I am very self-conscious a lot of the time.



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