Dr. Sylvia Earle

Great to be on board, really.

Great to be on board, really.

I am. I'm offshore in the Gulf of Mexico, one of my favorite places.

I am. I'm offshore in the Gulf of Mexico, one of my favorite places.

Not old enough yet. Still working on growing up.

Not old enough yet. Still working on growing up.

I came along in 1935. You do the math.

I came along in 1935. You do the math.

I don't feel any particular age. I mean, my knees are a little creaky.

I don't feel any particular age. I mean, my knees are a little creaky.

Divers, especially over time, because you keep stressing your ears. I don't hear as well as I did when I was a teenager.

Divers, especially over time, because you keep stressing your ears. I don't hear as well as I did when I was a teenager.

But if you focus too much on how old or young you are and use it as a reason why you can't do something, why you shouldn't, I just say, why not? Why not? Oh, I love that. It's up to you. Yeah. You're too tall. You're too short. You're too fat. You're too thin. You're the wrong color. You speak the wrong language. Whatever it is, there are plenty of excuses. why people tell you you cannot do that.

But if you focus too much on how old or young you are and use it as a reason why you can't do something, why you shouldn't, I just say, why not? Why not? Oh, I love that. It's up to you. Yeah. You're too tall. You're too short. You're too fat. You're too thin. You're the wrong color. You speak the wrong language. Whatever it is, there are plenty of excuses. why people tell you you cannot do that.

Look them in the eye and say, why not? There may be reasons, maybe good reasons. Okay, but don't let somebody else tell you that.

Look them in the eye and say, why not? There may be reasons, maybe good reasons. Okay, but don't let somebody else tell you that.

And we both have an association with NRDC.

And we both have an association with NRDC.

Well, I travel quite a lot right now. So morning is wherever I am. I do like to get up early. I also like to stay up late. Oh, you do? But I also like to sleep.

Well, I travel quite a lot right now. So morning is wherever I am. I do like to get up early. I also like to stay up late. Oh, you do? But I also like to sleep.