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 Cousteau
All life is part of a complex relationship in which each is dependent upon the others, taking from, giving to and living with all the rest. - Jacques Cousteau
Since the beginning each generation has fought nature. Now, in the life-span of a single generation, we must turn around 180 degrees and become the protector of nature. - Jacques Cousteau
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. - Jacques Cousteau