Robert Ballard Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“Almost a quarter of our planet is a single mountain range and we didn't enter it until after Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin went to the moon. So we went to the moon, played golf up there, before we went to the largest feature on our own planet.”

“Fifty percent of our country that we own, have all legal jurisdiction, have all rights to do whatever we want, lies beneath the sea and we have better maps of Mars than that 50 percent.”

“I am really dedicated to understanding the planet/creature on which we live and know that means I must go beneath the sea to see 72 percent of what is going on.”

“The body is sort of a pain. It has to go to the bathroom. It has to be comfortable. But the spirit is indestructible. It can move at the speed of light.”

“I am a geologist.”

“I believe in just enriching the economy. And we're leaving so much on the table, 72 percent of the planet.”

“I love all of the Earth.”

“I would have to say my favorite place on Earth is Bora Bora.”

“It's not a huge surprise that there are habitations at the bottom of the Black Sea.”

“What drives me is exploration with a purpose, more the classic Royal Geographical Society genre.”