Robert Ballard

“Why are we ignoring the oceans? Why does NASA get all the attention?”

“The deep ocean is the final frontier on our planet.”

“The ocean is the key to our future.”

“We have better maps of Mars than we do of our own planet's ocean floor.”

“To me, the Titanic is a museum. A time capsule of a bygone era.”

“The deep sea is the largest museum on Earth, it's just that the doors have been closed.”

“Most of the history of the world is beneath the waves.”

“Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories.”

“The greatest discoveries all start with a question.”

“If you want to be a leader, you've got to be a reader.”

“Go out there and fail. But fail forward.”

“It is a quiet and peaceful place - and a fitting place for the remains of this greatest of sea tragedies to rest.”

“Exploration is the engine that drives innovation. Innovation drives economic growth.”

“I'm a storyteller. That's what I do. I tell stories about the past.”

“You can't be an explorer in a classroom.”

“I'm not a treasure hunter. I'm a historian.”

“The future of our planet is in the hands of our youth.”

“My mission is to go where no one has gone before.”