Man, of all the animals, is probably the only one to regard himself as a great delicacy.
JACQUES-YVES COUSTEAUWhat 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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The sea, the great unifier, is man’s only hope.
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A lot of people attack the sea, I make love to it.
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People protect what they love.
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It takes generosity to discover the whole through others.
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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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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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The real cure for our environmental problems is to understand that our job is to salvage Mother Nature.
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Farming as we do it is hunting, and in the sea we act like barbarians.
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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 sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.
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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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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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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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