Buoyed by water, he can fly in any direction - up, down, sideways - by merely flipping his hand. Under water, man becomes an archangel. Jacques Yves Cousteau More Quotes by Jacques Yves Cousteau More Quotes From Jacques Yves Cousteau For most of history, man has had to fight nature to survive; in this century he is beginning to realize that, in order to survive, he must protect it. Jacques Yves Cousteau oceannaturetravel The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever. Jacques Yves Cousteau oceannaturebeach The sea, the great unifier, is man's only hope. Now, as never before, the old phrase has a literal meaning: we are all in the same boat. Jacques Yves Cousteau oceanseamen The future is in the hands of those who explore... and from all the beauty they discover while crossing perpetually receding frontiers, they develop for nature and for humankind an infinite love. Jacques Yves Cousteau oceanseahands 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. Jacques Yves Cousteau free-divingoceanmen The reason I love the sea I cannot explain - it's physical. When you dive you begin to feel like an angel. It's a liberation of your weight. Jacques Yves Cousteau angelnaturetravel The best way to observe a fish is to become a fish. Jacques Yves Cousteau marinesealakes 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 leadershipopportunitymen Water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global garbage cans. Jacques Yves Cousteau aquariumsoceanair We are living in an interminable succession of absurdities imposed by the myopic logic of short-term thinking. Jacques Yves Cousteau myopiclogicthinking I was playing when I invented the aqualung. I think play is the most serious thing in the world. Jacques Yves Cousteau serious-thingsplaythinking In the deep space of the sea I have found my moon Jacques Yves Cousteau spacemoonsea Mankind has probably done more damage to the Earth in the 20th century than in all of previous human history. Jacques Yves Cousteau damage-is-donecenturyearth Sometimes we are lucky enough to know that our lives have been changed, to discard the old, embrace the new, and run headlong down an immutable course Jacques Yves Cousteau changerunninglife It is fashionable nowadays to talk about the endless riches of the sea. The ocean is regarded as a sort of bargain basement, but I don't agree with that estimate. People don't realize that water in the liquid state is very rare in the universe. Away from earth it is usually a gas. This moisture is a blessed treasure, and it is our basic duty, if we don't want to commit suicide, to preserve it. Jacques Yves Cousteau oceansuicideblessed 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 marineoceansea People protect what they love. Jacques Yves Cousteau protectpeople Man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free. Jacques Yves Cousteau free-divingoceanmen There are no boundaries in the real Planet Earth. No United States, no Soviet Union, no China, no Taiwan...Rivers flow unimpeded across the swaths of continents. The persistent tides - the pulse of the sea - do not discriminate; they push against all the varied shores on Earth. Jacques Yves Cousteau realsearivers The sea is the universal sewer. Jacques Yves Cousteau conservationoceansea
