A lot of people attack the sea, I make love to it.
JACQUES-YVES COUSTEAUThe sea, the great unifier, is man’s only hope.
More Jacques-Yves Cousteau Quotes
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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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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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However fragmented the world, however intense the national rivalries, it is an inexorable fact that we become more interdependent every day.
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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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If we were logical, the future would be bleak, indeed.
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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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The biggest obstacle was mixing abortion with overpopulation. These are two things that have nothing to do with each other.
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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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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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I believe that national sovereignties will shrink in the face of universal interdependence.
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We forget that the water cycle and the life cycle are one.
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It takes generosity to discover the whole through others.
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Our survival is no more than a question of 25, 50 or perhaps 100 years.
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People protect what they love.
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we will disappear from the face of the globe, to be replaced by the insect.
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