I Am Driven By What I Know;

When I Arrived On The Planet, There Were Only Two Billion. Wildlife Was More Abundant, We Were Less So; Now The Situation Is Reversed.

We Must Protect Our Ocean As If Our Lives Depend Upon It, Because They Do.

The Opportunity That Is Unique [to Our] Time Is What Inspires Me To Do Everything I Can To Move Things Forward. This Is The First Time That We Have The Capacity To Understand Our Place In The Greater Scheme Of Things To The Extent That We Do.

The Oxygen Cycle, The Nitrogen Cycle, The Carbon Cycle, The Water Cycle - All Of These Are Linked To The Existence Of Life In The Sea.

When I First Ventured Into The Gulf Of Mexico In The 1950s, The Sea Appeared To Be A Blue Infinity Too Large, Too Wild To Be Harmed By Anything That People Could Do.