No aquarium, no tank in a marine land, however spacious it may be, can begin to duplicate the conditions of the sea. And no dolphin who inhabits one of those aquariums or one of those marine lands can be considered normal.
JACQUES-YVES COUSTEAUThe sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.
More Jacques-Yves Cousteau Quotes
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The awareness of our environment came progressively in all countries with different outlets.
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If we go on the way we have, the fault is our greed and if we are not willing to change.
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No sooner does man discover intelligence than he tries to involve it in his own stupidity.
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I believe that national sovereignties will shrink in the face of universal interdependence.
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But we are more than logical. We are human beings, and we have faith, and we have hope, and we can work.
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The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.
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The happiness of the bee and the dolphin is to exist. For man it is to know that and to wonder at it.
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What is a scientist after all? It is a curious man looking through a keyhole, the keyhole of nature, trying to know what’s going on.
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If you realize you are only a violin, you can open yourself up to the world by playing your role in the concert.
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I am not a scientist. I am, rather, an impresario of scientists.
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It takes generosity to discover the whole through others.
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What is a scientist after all? It is a curious man looking through a keyhole, the keyhole of nature, trying to know what’s going on.
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No aquarium, no tank in a marine land, however spacious it may be, can begin to duplicate the conditions of the sea. And no dolphin who inhabits one of those aquariums or one of those marine lands can be considered normal.
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Now, as never before, the old phrase has a literal meaning: we are all in the same boat.
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The sea, the great unifier, is man’s only hope.
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