We forget that the water cycle and the life cycle are one. Jacques Yves Cousteau cycleforgetlife Change image and share on social
No sooner does man discover intelligence than he tries to involve it in his own stupidity. Jacques Yves Cousteau discoverintelligenceinvolve Change image and share on social
It is certain that the study of human psychology, if it were undertaken exclusively in prisons, would also lead to misrepresentation and absurd generalizations. Jacques Yves Cousteau absurdexclusivelygeneralization Change image and share on social
We must plant the sea and herd its animals using the sea as farmers instead of hunters. That is what civilization is all about - farming replacing hunting. Jacques Yves Cousteau animalcivilizationfarm Change image and share on social
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. Jacques Yves Cousteau beingbleakfaith Change image and share on social
The sea is the universal sewer. Jacques Yves Cousteau seaseweruniversal Change image and share on social
The real cure for our environmental problems is to understand that our job is to salvage Mother Nature. We are facing a formidable enemy in this field. It is the hunters... and to convince them to leave their guns on the wall is going to be very difficult. Jacques Yves Cousteau convincecuredifficult share on social
When one man, for whatever reason, has the opportunity to lead an extraordinary life, he has no right to keep it to himself. Jacques Yves Cousteau extraordinaryleadlife Change image and share on social
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 normal. Jacques Yves Cousteau aquariumbegincondition share on social
The road to the future leads us smack into the wall. We simply ricochet off the alternatives that destiny offers. Our survival is no more than a question of 25, 50 or perhaps 100 years. Jacques Yves Cousteau alternativedestinyfuture Change image and share on social