I am not in any hurry to grow up.
From Sylvia Earle
I have lots of heroes: anyone and everyone who does whatever they can to leave the natural world better than they found it.
Everyone has power. But it doesn't help if you don't use it.
I find the lure of the unknown irresistible.
America gains most when individuals have great freedom to pursue personal goals without undue government interference.
When I write a scientific treatise, I might reach 100 people. When the 'National Geographic' covers a project, it communicates about plants and fish and underwater technology to more than 10 million people.
For heaven's sake, when you see the enemy attacking, you pick up the pitchfork, and you enlist everybody you see. You don't stand around arguing about who's responsible, or who's going to pay.
It's a fact of life that there will be oil spills, as long as oil is moved from place to place, but we must have provisions to deal with them, and a capability that is commensurate with the size of the oil shipments.
If somebody dumps something noxious in my back yard, the dumper is the last one I would call on to repair the damage.
We have become frighteningly effective at altering nature.
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