“There is a lack of economic and political motivation to defend life in the oceans. The profit is made by companies exploiting the oceans and they have the money to buy the politicians who make the laws.” MadeLawPoliticalMotivationCompanyEconomicPoliticianOceanProfit Author:Paul Watson
“There was no magic encounter for me with a whale in the ocean; no being zapped by a whale as I snorkelled in their world. Nothing visible or capable of explanation. In fact, I'd never seen a whale. When I first witnessed their terrible death agony, I couldn't get the picture of a whale being harpooned out of my mind. It was a hideous mind-blowing sight. That day I recognised a purpose on the journey of my life.” WorldMindFirstsFactsPurposeMotivationNatureMagicJourneyTerribleOceanCapableSightExplanationEncountersVisibleAgonyWhalesHideousOf My MindMind Blowing Author:Sue Arnold
“The least movement is of importance to all nature. The entire ocean is affected by a pebble.” MotivationNatureSeaInfluenceMovementOceanGardenImportanceAffectedPebblesNature And EnvironmentNature BeautyInspirational NatureNature And BeautyOcean SeaSave NatureOceans And SeasNature's BeautyBeach And OceanPebble Beach Author:Blaise Pascal
“Your heart is the size of an ocean. Go find yourself in its hidden depths.” HeartMotivationMeditationAcceptanceOceanDepthSizeSelf DiscoveryFinding YourselfBoost Self ConfidenceBoost Self Esteem Author:Rumi
“I hope that someday we will find evidence that there is intelligent life among humans on this planet.” HumansInspirationMotivationSeaPlanetsOceanEvidenceIntelligentSomedayConservationIntelligent LifeOcean Conservation Author:Sylvia Earle
“A lot of athletes have this sort of invincibility: [The jellyfish] should worry about me. I don't worry about them. I'll just swim right through them.” ShouldInspirationMotivationWorryOceanAthleteSwimJellyfishInvincibility Author:Diana Nyad
“In the ocean, [bioluminescence] is the rule rather than the exception.” InspirationMotivationOceanExceptionChemistry Author:Edith Widder
“Before the discovery of these [underwater] vents, all life on Earth, the key to life on Earth, was believed to be the sun and photosynthesis. But down there, there is no sun, there is no photosynthesis; it's chemosynthetic environment down there driving it, and it's all so ephemeral.” InspirationEarthMotivationSunEnvironmentKeysOceanDiscoveryDrivingChemistryEphemeralUnderwaterPhotosynthesis Author:Mike deGruy
“[The oyster] accepts algae and detritus in one end - and through this beautiful, glamorous set of stomach organs, out the other end comes cleaner water.” EndsInspirationBeautifulMotivationWaterAcceptingOceanStomachOrgansGlamorousCleanersOystersAlgae Author:Kate Orff