Carolina Quotesthat’s the joy of being a scientist and an explorer. You do what little children do. You ask questions, like: Who? What? Why? When? Where? How? And you never stop, and you never cease being surprised. You just never stop that sense of wonder. It is fantastic that life exists at all. And I revel in just the joy of being out in some wild place, or even in my own backyard. Just look at a leaf. It’s an amazing thing what goes on in a leaf; and it happens all the time, and we can breathe because of it, or because of photosynthesis that takes place there and in the sea. Knowing that, I think it’s just impossible to be bored.
Sylvia A. Earle Connected to the Carolinas
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“that’s the joy of being a scientist and an explorer. You do …” Sylvia A. Earle. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-59F7B7E354. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/59f7b7e354
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