If we go on the way we have, the fault is our greed and if we are not willing to change, we will disappear from the face of the globe, to be replaced by the insect.

Quote by Jacques Yves Cousteau

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The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.

The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.

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

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

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.

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

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

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...

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

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

No sooner does man discover intelligence than he tries to involve it in his own...

No sooner does man discover intelligence than he tries to involve it in his own...

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...

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...

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.

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,...

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...

The happiness of the bee and the dolphin is to exist. For man it is...

The happiness of the bee and the dolphin is to exist. For man it is...

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...

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...

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.

No aquarium, no tank in a marine land, however spacious it may be, can begin...

No aquarium, no tank in a marine land, however spacious it may be, can begin...

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...

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...

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...