Jacques Cousteau

Natural History French 1910 – 1997 99 quotes

Ocean explorer who said water and air are the two essential fluids on which all life depends.

Quotes by Jacques Cousteau

The sea teaches us humility.

Book 1990

I want to know why. I want to see what others do not see.

Letter 1945

The ocean is a vast library of life.

Speech 1965

We must save the seas for our children.

Interview 1995

Diving is a way of life.

Book 1950

The sea is endless, and so is its mystery.

Speech 1975

I am a citizen of the world, but my heart is with the sea.

Interview 1980

Pollution is nothing but the resources we are not harvesting.

Book 1970

The greatest danger to the ocean is ignorance.

Speech 1992

Underwater, I feel at home.

Letter 1943

The sea is the universal mother.

Book 1953

We need to respect the ocean, not exploit it.

Interview 1985

Discovery is the joy of life.

Speech 1978

The blue planet is our only home.

Book 1990

I have spent my life in the sea, and the sea has given me everything.

Interview 1996

Let us learn to appreciate the beauty of the underwater world.

Speech 1960

The future belongs to those who protect the seas.

Book 1987

In the silence of the deep, we find our true selves.

Book 1956

My last words? Keep exploring.

Deathbed 1997