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The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.

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Water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global garbage cans.

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

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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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The happiness of the bee and the dolphin is to exist. For man it is to know that and to wonder at it.

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Explorer

Born: June 11th, 1910

Died: June 25th, 1997

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