69 quotes found
Science communicator · American · 1993–1999
American science communicator (born 1955)
“The Earth has never warmed this fast. We need to see how much we can change the world in the next 20 years.”
“The Earth is just a speck of sand in the universe. And there's no cavalry coming over the hill to rescue it.”
“The more we learn about volcanoes, the more we learn about the earth. Learning about the earth is more important than it has ever been.”
“Carbon dioxide has never entered the atmosphere so fast. In 1976 the carbon dioxide level was at 0.03 percent. We've lived through a change to 0.04 percent.”
“People like to grab stuff, hold things in their hands and make things happen. Children’s museums are ideal for these kinds of things. There’s nothing more fun, to me.”
“If I were the king of the forest, and I’m not, we would have more astronomy.”
“When you compare Mars to Earth, and Venus to Earth, you can see the problem [earthlings face]. We do not want to become Venus.”
“It's not cool ... or it's not cool enough. The world is getting warmer, that's all there is to it. I want you guys to stop this. I want you to change the world.”
“It is this fragile nature of the earth's atmosphere that I want everybody to appreciate. It's what I call your place in space.”