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

People protect what they love.
Jacques Yves Cousteau

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

A lot of people attack the sea, I make love to it.
Jacques Yves Cousteau

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

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