Jacques Yves Cousteau Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

Jacques Yves Cousteau quotes and sayings page 2 (explorer). Here's quote # 11 through 20 out of the 28 we have.

“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.”

“What is a scientist after all? It is a curious man looking through a keyhole, the keyhole of nature, trying to know what's going on.”

“When one man, for whatever reason, has the opportunity to lead an extraordinary life, he has no right to keep it to himself.”

“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 of hunters. That is what civilization is all about - farming replacing hunting.”

“The sea is the universal sewer.”

“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.”

“Farming as we do it is hunting, and in the sea we act like barbarians.”

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

“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.”