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Jacques Yves Cousteau

"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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"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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"I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different."

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"When you make the finding yourself - even if you're the last person on Earth to see the light - you'll never forget it."

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"Let's pray that the human race never escapes from Earth to spread its iniquity elsewhere."

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"He who is only just is cruel. Who on earth could live were all judged justly?"

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"Opinion has caused more trouble on this little earth than plagues or earthquakes."

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"This is Earth. Isn't it hot?"

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"It's only when you're flying above it that you realize how incredible the Earth really is."

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"A man is as old as his arteries and his interests. If he permits his economic, religious, or social arteries to harden, or loses interest in whatever concerns mankind... he will need only six feet of earth."

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"But no, I'm still living in LA and haven't dropped off the face of the earth."

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"Fear, separation, hate and anger come from the wrong view that you and the Earth are two separate entities, the Earth is only the environment. You are in the centre and you want to do something for the Earth in order for you to survive. That is a dualistic way of seeing."

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"The sea is the universal sewer."
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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 biggest obstacle was mixing abortion with overpopulation. These are two things that have nothing to do with each other."
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"People protect what they love."
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"I believe that national sovereignties will shrink in the face of universal interdependence."
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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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"We forget that the water cycle and the life cycle are one."
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