Oceanography is a terrific career because gradually we seem to be coming around to realize that we had better become as acquainted with the seventy percent of our planet that is covered by water as we are with the dark side of the moon.

I believe implicitly that every young man in the world is fascinated with either sharks or dinosaurs.

Fascinations breeds preparedness, and preparedness, survival.

Oceanography is a terrific career because gradually we seem to be coming around to realize that we had better become as acquainted with the seventy percent of our planet that is covered by water as we are with the dark side of the moon.

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water.

There's nothing in the sea this fish would fear. Other fish run from bigger things. That's their instinct. But this fish doesn't run from anything. He doesn't fear.

Without the oceans there would be no life on Earth.