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

Quote by Jacques Yves Cousteau

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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...

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 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.

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.

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...

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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...

The sea is the universal sewer.

The sea is the universal sewer.

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...

People protect what they love.

People protect what they love.

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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,...

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...