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Mankind has probably done more damage to the Earth in the 20th century than in all of previous human history.

Jacques-Yves Cousteau

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I am not a scientist. I am, rather, an impresario of scientists.
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Impresario Rather Scientist
Mankind has probably done more damage to the Earth in the 20th century than in all of previous human history.
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All Damage Done Earth History Human Mankind More Previous Probably
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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From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to earth. But man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free.
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Beneath Birth Bolted Carry Earth Free Gravity Man Only Shouder Sink Surface Weight
A lot of people attack the sea, I make love to it.
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Attack Lot Love Make People Sea
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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It takes generosity to discover the whole through others.
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Discover Generosity Other Take Through Whole
we will disappear from the face of the globe, to be replaced by the insect.
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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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Aquarium Condition Consider Dolphin Duplicate Inhabit Land Marine Normal Sea Spacious Tank
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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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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Being Faith Hope Human Logical More Work
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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Extraordinary Himself Keep Lead Life Man One Opportunity Reason
Now, as never before, the old phrase has a literal meaning: we are all in the same boat.
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Before Boat Literal Mean never Old Phrase Same
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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The road to the future leads us smack into the wall. We simply ricochet off the alternatives that destiny offers.
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Alternative Destiny Future Lead Offer Richochet Road Simply Smack Wall
If we were logical, the future would be bleak, indeed.
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Bleak Future Indeed Logical
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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Man, of all the animals, is probably the only one to regard himself as a great delicacy.
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Animal Delicacy Great Himself Man One Only Probably
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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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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All Animal Civilization Farm Farmer Herd Hunt Instead Must Plant replace Sea Use
Mankind has probably done more damage to the Earth in the 20th century than in all of previous human history.
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I believe that national sovereignties will shrink in the face of universal interdependence.
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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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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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Convince Difficult Enemy Face Field Formidable Go Gun Hunter Leave Very Wait
The sea, the great unifier, is man’s only hope.
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The awareness of our environment came progressively in all countries with different outlets.
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