Jacques Yves Cousteau

Explorer

1910-06-11

Quotes by Jacques Yves Cousteau

• 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.

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

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• The sea is the universal sewer.

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• 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.

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• From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to earth. But man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free.

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