Hold up a mirror and ask yourself what you are capable of doing, and what you really care about. Then take the initiative - don't wait for someone else to ask you to act.
Sylvia EarleRead
With every drop of water you drink, every breath you take, you're connected to the sea. No matter where on Earth you live. Most of the oxygen in the atmosphere is generated by the sea.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Our existence is deeply intertwined with the ocean, which plays a crucial role in sustaining life on Earth.
This quote emphasizes the vital connection between humans and the ocean. It reminds us that every basic necessity we rely on, such as water and air, is influenced by the sea, highlighting its importance to our existence and the health of our planet. Living anywhere on Earth, we are all dependent on the oceans for their contributions to the atmosphere and the ecosystem.
Themes
OceanConnectionNatureLifeSustainability
In practice
Example use cases
During a presentation on environmental sustainability, you can quote this to emphasize the importance of oceans.
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All quotes →I'm haunted by the thought of what Ray Anderson calls 'tomorrow's child,' asking why we didn't do something on our watch to save sharks and bluefin tuna and squids and coral reefs and the living ocean while there still was time. Well, now is that time.
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Even if you never have the chance to see or touch the ocean, the ocean touches you with every breath you take, every drop of water you drink, every bite you consume. Everyone, everywhere is inextricably connected to and utterly dependent upon the existence of the sea.
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There is a terribly terrestrial mindset about what we need to do to take care of the planet-as if the ocean somehow doesn't matter or is so big, so vast that it can take care of itself, or that there is nothing that we could possibly do that we could harm the ocean...We are learning otherwise.
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No water, no life. No blue, no green.
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I have come up at the end of a dive, and the boat was not where I left it. I had to take care of a buddy who did panic. But I was confident the boat would come back.
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