Robert D. Ballard

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

“The oceans are the last unexplored wilderness on our planet.”

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

“I see a day when we will have a vast armada of intelligent robots roaming the deep ocean.”

“The biggest discoveries are the ones you don't expect.”

“Finding the Titanic was a byproduct of a secret Cold War mission.”

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

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

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

“Telepresence is the human spirit, the desire to be there.”

“The deep sea is the largest museum on Earth, it's just that the fire protection system is a little flawed.”

“I grew up a dyslexic kid, not knowing how to read. But I was a great storyteller.”

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

“We have better maps of Mars than of our own sea floor.”

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

“The greatest discoveries are yet to come.”

“I think the most important thing is to be curious.”

“More people have been to the moon than to the bottom of the sea.”