Jacques Yves Cousteau Quotes

The road to the future leads us smack into the wall. We simply ricochet off the alternatives that destiny offers. Our survival is no more than a question of 25, 50 or perhaps 100 years.
The sea is the universal sewer.
The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.
The sea, the great unifier, is man's only hope. Now, as never before, the old phrase has a literal meaning: we are all in the same boat.
Water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global garbage cans.
We forget that the water cycle and the life cycle are one.
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.
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.
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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Jacques Yves Cousteau
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BirthDate
11 June, 1910
DeathDate
25 June, 1997
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