This is going to be a difficult few hundred years. No matter what we do, we have to give up some of the advantages of the wealthy Western nations and help out people who are less fortunate. That is the key. I think we can do it if we have more compassion for one another.

We have to work together to do a better job than we did in the last few generations.

We must have the hope to be able to succeed.

The amount of water on the planet does not change, only its quality.

People have to realize that the air we breathe and the water we drink come from the ocean and will go back to the ocean one way or another, no matter how far away we may be from it. It's a perpetual cycle.

People should treat the oceans like we do anything else that we care about - with consideration, with care, and affection. That's it. For that we must educate.

More and more students are playing it safe and not taking any risks. You might not succeed, but that's just part of the game.