But we are more than logical. We are human beings, and we have faith, and we have hope, and we can work.
JACQUES-YVES COUSTEAUwe will disappear from the face of the globe, to be replaced by the insect.
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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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It is certain that the study of human psychology, if it were undertaken exclusively in prisons, would also lead to misrepresentation and absurd generalizations.
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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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I believe that national sovereignties will shrink in the face of universal interdependence.
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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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People protect what they love.
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I am not a scientist. I am, rather, an impresario of scientists.
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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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The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.
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we will disappear from the face of the globe, to be replaced by the insect.
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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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Water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global garbage cans.
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Farming as we do it is hunting, and in the sea we act like barbarians.
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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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When one man, for whatever reason, has the opportunity to lead an extraordinary life, he has no right to keep it to himself.
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