It takes generosity to discover the whole through others.
JACQUES-YVES COUSTEAUWhen one man, for whatever reason, has the opportunity to lead an extraordinary life, he has no right to keep it to himself.
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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No sooner does man discover intelligence than he tries to involve it in his own stupidity.
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we will disappear from the face of the globe, to be replaced by the insect.
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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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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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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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We are facing a formidable enemy in this field. It is the hunters… and to convince them to leave their guns on the wall is going to be very difficult.
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We must plant the sea and herd its animals using the sea as farmers instead of hunters. That is what civilization is all about – farming replacing hunting.
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I am not a scientist. I am, rather, an impresario of scientists.
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The biggest obstacle was mixing abortion with overpopulation. These are two things that have nothing to do with each other.
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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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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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Our survival is no more than a question of 25, 50 or perhaps 100 years.
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If we were logical, the future would be bleak, indeed.
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Man, of all the animals, is probably the only one to regard himself as a great delicacy.
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