My parents moved to Florida when I was 12, and my backyard was the Gulf of Mexico. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes backyard florida gulf
My mother was known as the 'bird lady' of the neighborhood. Anything injured, or any unusual creature somebody found, they would always come to our doorstep. Sylvia Earle birdcreaturedoorstep Change image and share on social
We have become frighteningly effective at altering nature. Sylvia Earle altereffectivefrighteningly Change image and share on social
Large areas of the Gulf have escaped being scraped by trawls, crushed by more than 40,000 miles of pipelines, or displaced by one of 50,000 oil and gas wells drilled since the middle of the 20th century. Some places have been deliberately protected. Sylvia Earle 00020tharea share on social
The Gulf of Mexico, they believe, is a huge asteroid. That was an impact zone, you know that? Yeah, for that big a thing to actually hit our globe, it would have had to adjusted the spin, the axis. Ridley Scott adjustasteroidaxis Change image and share on social
Don't be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard. Colin Powell afraidbackyardchallenge Change image and share on social
Being down in Orlando, Florida, where we filmed the movie, I learned how to bass fish. Jerry Reed, who plays the villain in the movie, taught me how to bass fish. Henry Winkler basfilmfish Change image and share on social
