Jacques Yves Cousteau
Jacques Yves Cousteau
Jacques-Yves Cousteau AC was a French naval officer, explorer, conservationist, filmmaker, innovator, scientist, photographer, author and researcher who studied the sea and all forms of life in water. He co-developed the Aqua-lung, pioneered marine conservation and was a member of the Académie française...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionExplorer
Date of Birth11 June 1910
CountryFrance
motivational positive succeed
The impossible missions are the only ones which succeed.
ocean air aquariums
Water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global garbage cans.
leadership opportunity men
When one man, for whatever reason, has the opportunity to lead an extraordinary life, he has no right to keep it to himself.
science men curiosity
What is a scientist after all? It is a curious man looking through a keyhole, the keyhole of nature, trying to know what's going on.
respect civilization water
If human civilization is going to invade the waters of the earth, then let it be first of all to carry a message of respect.
nature
We must go and see for ourselves.
faith hope future
If we were logical, the future would be bleak, indeed. But we are more than logical. We are human beings, and we have faith, and we have hope, and we can work.
life change running
Sometime we are lucky enough to know that our lives have been changed, to discard the old, embrace the new, and run headlong down an immutable course
people protect
People protect what they love.
educational captivity would-be
There is about as much educational benefit to be gained in studying dolphins in captivity as there would be studying mankind by only observing prisoners held in solitary confinement
ocean animal hunting
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.
marine way fishes
The best way to observe a fish is to become a fish.
moon sea space
In the deep space of the sea I have found my moon
travel nature angel
The reason I love the sea I cannot explain - it's physical. When you dive you begin to feel like an angel. It's a liberation of your weight.