we will disappear from the face of the globe, to be replaced by the insect.
JACQUES-YVES COUSTEAUFarming as we do it is hunting, and in the sea we act like barbarians.
More Jacques-Yves Cousteau Quotes
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The sea, the great unifier, is man’s only hope.
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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 happiness of the bee and the dolphin is to exist. For man it is to know that and to wonder at it.
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The sea is the universal sewer.
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The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.
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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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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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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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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 road to the future leads us smack into the wall. We simply ricochet off the alternatives that destiny offers.
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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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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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I am not a scientist. I am, rather, an impresario of scientists.
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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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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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