They encouraged me, the way I do others now, that if you really have something that you like to do, that’s what you probably should do. Despite what everybody says, that you can’t make a living, or that’s not practical, or a thousand reasons why you may not do this or this or this. If that’s what your heart says you should do, chances are that you ought to listen.
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Sylvia Earle
Marine biologist and oceanographer; first woman to serve as Chief Scientist of NOAA
United States · b. 1935
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Sylvia Earle is an American marine biologist, oceanographer and author who led the first all-female team of aquanauts on the Tektite II mission in 1970 and set a record for solo untethered diving. She served as Chief Scientist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and has been a National Geographic Explorer at Large since 1998.
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