Jacques-Yves Cousteau: Man

Jacques-Yves Cousteau was French naval officer, explorer, conservationist, filmmaker, innovator, scientist, photographer, author and researcher. Explore interesting quotes on man.

Jacques-Yves Cousteau: 42 quotes 47 likes

“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-Yves Cousteau

Beauty , Peaceful , History , Nature

“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.”

Jacques-Yves Cousteau

Christian Science Monitor (21 July 1971)

Nature

“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

Life

“The happiness of the bee and the dolphin is to exist. For man it is to know that and to wonder at it”

Jacques-Yves Cousteau

Bee , Happiness

“Man, of all the animals, is probably the only one to regard himself as a great delicacy.”

Jacques-Yves Cousteau

Octopus and Squid: The Soft Intelligence (1973)

Animals

“Buoyed by water, he can fly in any direction — up, down, sideways — by merely flipping his hand. Under water, man becomes an archangel.”

Jacques-Yves Cousteau

Time (28 March 1960)

Water , Flying

“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

Time (28 March 1960)

Birth