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…

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Farming as we do it is hunting, and in the sea we act like barbarians.

Farming as we do it is hunting, and in the sea we act like barbarians.

The sea is the universal sewer.

The sea is the universal sewer.

The real cure for our environmental problems is to understand that our job is to...

The real cure for our environmental problems is to understand that our job is to...

A lot of people attack the sea, I make love to it.

A lot of people attack the sea, I make love to it.

When one man, for whatever reason, has the opportunity to lead an extraordinary life, he...

When one man, for whatever reason, has the opportunity to lead an extraordinary life, he...

Water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global...

Water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global...

We forget that the water cycle and the life cycle are one.

We forget that the water cycle and the life cycle are one.

The awareness of our environment came progressively in all countries with different outlets.

The awareness of our environment came progressively in all countries with different outlets.

It takes generosity to discover the whole through others. If you realize you are only...

It takes generosity to discover the whole through others. If you realize you are only...

If we go on the way we have, the fault is our greed and if...

If we go on the way we have, the fault is our greed and if...

I am not a scientist. I am, rather, an impresario of scientists.

I am not a scientist. I am, rather, an impresario of scientists.

What is a scientist after all? It is a curious man looking through a keyhole,...

What is a scientist after all? It is a curious man looking through a keyhole,...

In order to stabilize world population, we must eliminate 350,000 per day.

In order to stabilize world population, we must eliminate 350,000 per day.

People protect what they love.

People protect what they love.

It is certain that the study of human psychology, if it were undertaken exclusively in...

It is certain that the study of human psychology, if it were undertaken exclusively in...

I believe that national sovereignties will shrink in the face of universal interdependence.

I believe that national sovereignties will shrink in the face of universal interdependence.

However fragmented the world, however intense the national rivalries, it is an inexorable fact that...

However fragmented the world, however intense the national rivalries, it is an inexorable fact that...

If we were logical, the future would be bleak, indeed. But we are more than...

If we were logical, the future would be bleak, indeed. But we are more than...

We must plant the sea and herd its animals using the sea as farmers instead...

We must plant the sea and herd its animals using the sea as farmers instead...

The biggest obstacle was mixing abortion with overpopulation. These are two things that have nothing...

The biggest obstacle was mixing abortion with overpopulation. These are two things that have nothing...