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I'm a geophysicist and all my earth science books when I was a student, I had to give the wrong answer to get an A. We used to ridicule continental drift. It was something we laughed at. We learned of Marshall Kay's geosynclinal cycle, which is a bunch of crap.
— Robert Ballard
Tags: wrong, student, earth, science

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Most of the southern hemisphere is unexplored. We had more exploration ships down there during Captain Cook's time than now. It's amazing.
— Robert Ballard
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I mean, there is amazing amount of oil and gas and other resources out beneath the sea. It's staggering.
— Robert Ballard
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I prefer sayings over jokes.
— Robert Ballard
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Well, when I was a kid, I grew up in San Diego next to the ocean. The ocean was my friend - my best friend.
— Robert Ballard
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You don't let a historic site rot.
— Robert Ballard
Tags: historic, site, you
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