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Oceanographer Inspirational Quotes (243)

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Half of the confusion in the world comes from not knowing how little we need.
Richard E. Byrd
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I am hopeful that Antarctica in its symbolic robe of white will shine forth as a continent of peace as nations working together there in the cause of science set an example of international cooperation.
Richard E. Byrd
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Humans have always wondered the big questions, Who am I? Where have I come from? Where am I going? It's part of human nature. It's perhaps the underpinnings of religion.
Sylvia Earle
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Most of the southern hemisphere is unexplored. We had more exploration ships down there during Captain Cook's time than now. It's amazing.
Robert Ballard
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The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.
Jacques Yves Cousteau
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I suggest to everyone: Look in the mirror. Ask yourself: Who are you? What are your talents? Use them, and do what you love.
Sylvia Earle
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We have to have more consideration for people who have lesser means than we do. It is a problem of survival.
Walter Munk
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Since the middle of the 20th century, more has been learnt about the ocean than during all preceding human history at the same time, more has been lost.
Sylvia Earle
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I love music of all kinds, but there's no greater music than the sound of my grandchildren laughing my kids, too.
Sylvia Earle
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I am involved in making measurements in polar oceans, and they are changing more than anything else. I think we have to be prepared for major changes associated with the melting of floating ice and the melting of the Greenland glacier.
Walter Munk
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I like to think of climate action as a three-legged stool.
David Titley
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Give praise to others while they are here they won't need it in the hereafter.
Richard E. Byrd
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Places change over time with or without oil spills, but humans are responsible for the Deepwater Horizon gusher - and humans, as well as the corals, fish and other creatures, are suffering the consequences.
Sylvia Earle
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Most of life on Earth has a deep past, much deeper than ours. And we have benefited from the distillation of all preceding history, call it evolutionary history if you will.
Sylvia Earle
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Remember to always dream. More importantly, work hard to make those dreams come true and never give up.
Robert Ballard
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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.
Sylvia Earle
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Great attention gets paid to rainforests because of the diversity of life there. Diversity in the oceans is even greater.
Sylvia Earle
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I find the lure of the unknown irresistible.
Sylvia Earle
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It's important that you work on things that you care about and do a good job and not be too worried about consequences. Don't be afraid to get involved.
Walter Munk
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There is no question that a very large number of people have to move you cannot live where the water comes over you. I have not heard one suggestion on how we are going to move one hundred million people out of low-lying areas and what countries would be willing to accept them.
Walter Munk
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I'm not against extracting a modest amount of wildlife out of the ocean for human consumption, but I am really concerned about the large-scale industrial fishing that engages in destructive practices like trawling and longlining.
Sylvia Earle
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When one man, for whatever reason, has the opportunity to lead an extraordinary life, he has no right to keep it to himself.
Jacques Yves Cousteau
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Only two percent of the ocean is fully protected right now.
Sylvia Earle
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There's probably more history now preserved underwater than in all the museums of the world combined. And there's no law governing that history. It's finders keepers.
Robert Ballard
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