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.

Quote by Jacques Yves Cousteau

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The sea is the universal sewer.

The sea is the universal sewer.

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...

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...

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...

Mankind has probably done more damage to the Earth in the 20th century than in...

Mankind has probably done more damage to the Earth in the 20th century than in...

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 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.

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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 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.

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.

Man, of all the animals, is probably the only one to regard himself as a...

Man, of all the animals, is probably the only one to regard himself as a...

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...

From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to...

From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted 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...