Farming as we do it is hunting, and in the sea we act like barbarians.
JACQUES-YVES COUSTEAUIt takes generosity to discover the whole through others.
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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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I believe that national sovereignties will shrink in the face of universal interdependence.
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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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Mankind has probably done more damage to the Earth in the 20th century than in all of previous human history.
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A lot of people attack the sea, I make love to it.
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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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The biggest obstacle was mixing abortion with overpopulation. These are two things that have nothing to do with each other.
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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 road to the future leads us smack into the wall. We simply ricochet off the alternatives that destiny offers.
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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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I am not a scientist. I am, rather, an impresario of scientists.
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People protect what they love.
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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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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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