Jacques Cousteau Quotes
The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.
The best way to observe a fish is to become a fish.
The future is in the hands of those who explore.
Water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global garbage cans.
The impossible missions are the only ones which succeed.
From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to the earth. But man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free.
The sea is the universal sewer.
The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.
The happiness of the bee and the dolphin is to exist. For man, it is to know that and to wonder at it.
If we were logical, the future would be bleak indeed. But we are more than logical. We are human beings, and we have faith, and we have hope, and we can work.
A lot of people attack the sea. I make love to it.
The real cure for our environmental problems is to understand that our job is to salvage Mother Nature. 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.
The sea is as near as we come to another world.
Water, the Hub of Life. Water is its mater and matrix, mother and medium. Water is the most extraordinary substance! Practically all its properties are anomalous, which enabled life to use it as building material for its machinery.
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.
If we were logical, the future would be bleak indeed. But we are more than logical. We are human beings, and we have faith, and we have hope, and we can work.
For most of history, man has had to fight nature to survive; in this century, he is beginning to realize that, in order to survive, he must protect it.
I believe that national sovereignties will shrink in the face of universal interdependence.
The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides.
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.
People protect what they love.
The best way to observe a fish is to become a fish.
The real cure for our environmental problems is to understand that our job is to salvage Mother Nature. 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.
The sea is as near as we come to another world.
In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they’re still beautiful.
The true beauty of the sea is only visible when we dive beneath its surface.
The future is in the hands of those who explore.
How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean.
From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to the earth. But man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free.
People protect what they love.
The happiness of the bee and the dolphin is to exist. For man, it is to know that and to wonder at it.
If we were logical, the future would be bleak indeed. But we are more than logical. We are human beings, and we have faith, and we have hope, and we can work.
The best way to observe a fish is to become a fish.
The impossible missions are the only ones which succeed.
For most of history, man has had to fight nature to survive; in this century, he is beginning to realize that, in order to survive, he must protect it.
The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides.
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.
The real cure for our environmental problems is to understand that our job is to salvage Mother Nature. 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.
The sea is as near as we come to another world.
In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they’re still beautiful.
The true beauty of the sea is only visible when we dive beneath its surface.
The future is in the hands of those who explore.
How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean.
From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to the earth. But man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free.
People protect what they love.
The happiness of the bee and the dolphin is to exist. For man, it is to know that and to wonder at it.
If we were logical, the future would be bleak indeed. But we are more than logical. We are human beings, and we have faith, and we have hope, and we can work.
The best way to observe a fish is to become a fish.
The impossible missions are the only ones which succeed.