The best scientists and explorers have the attributes of kids! They ask question and have a sense of wonder. They have curiosity. 'Who, what, where, why, when, and how!' They never stop asking questions, and I never stop asking questions, just like a five year old.

We understand that we must make peace with nature - that our lives depend on it.

We have been far too aggressive about extracting ocean wildlife, not appreciating that there are limits and even points of no return.

Success underwater depends mostly on how you conduct yourself. Diving can be the most relaxing experience in the world. Your weight seems to disappear. Space travel will be available only to a few individuals for some time, but the oceans are available to almost everyone - now.

Knowledge is the key to making a difference.

Ironically the very energy, the very basis of how we know what we know, has been reliant on having an energy source [necessary] to build rockets to go to the moon and Mars, to support airplanes that fly, and satellites to give us our communication.

If the sea is sick, we'll feel it. If it dies, we die. Our future and the state of the oceans are one.