It takes generosity to discover the whole through others. If you realize you are only a violin, you can open yourself up to the world by playing your role in the concert.

Quote by Jacques Yves Cousteau

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The sea is the universal sewer.

The sea is the universal sewer.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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 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 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...

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.

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...