we will disappear from the face of the globe, to be replaced by the insect.
JACQUES-YVES COUSTEAUPeople protect what they love.
More Jacques-Yves Cousteau Quotes
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If we were logical, the future would be bleak, indeed.
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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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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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Water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global garbage cans.
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The sea, the great unifier, is man’s only hope.
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It takes generosity to discover the whole through others.
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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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We forget that the water cycle and the life cycle are one.
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Mankind has probably done more damage to the Earth in the 20th century than in all of previous human history.
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The awareness of our environment came progressively in all countries with different outlets.
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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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The road to the future leads us smack into the wall. We simply ricochet off the alternatives that destiny offers.
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No sooner does man discover intelligence than he tries to involve it in his own stupidity.
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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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I believe that national sovereignties will shrink in the face of universal interdependence.
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