We Are Taking Way More

There Is An Enormous Amount To Be Learned About The Sea; Like Most Wildernesses, It Has Great Potential.

That Attitude Of Arrogance, That Attitude Of "it's All About Me. It's All About What I Can Get Out Of Life Now" - Well, I'm Personally Driven By Wanting To Get Out Of My Life The Best I Can Achieve As A Gift For Those Who Come After Me.

People I Know Who Succeed Don't Mind Working. Those Who Are Competent Seem To Like Doing Things Well -- Not Stopping Because They Haven't Accomplished What They Wanted To On The First Go-round. They're Willing To Do It Twenty Times, If Necessary. There's An Illusion That The Good People Can Easily Do Something, And It's Not Necessarily True. They're Just Determined To Do It Right. I Was Impressed By Hearing One Of The Women At Radcliffe Talk About Writing A Poem, How Many Revisions A Single Poem Sometimes Has To Go Through -- Fifty Or Sixty Revisions To Come Out With A Poem Sixteen Lines Long.

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.

Protecting Vital Sources Of Renewal - Unscathed Marshes, Healthy Reefs, And Deep-sea Gardens - Will Provide Hope For The Future Of The Gulf, And For All Of Us.