“no one can absolutely control the direction of his life; but each person can certainly influence it. The armchair explorers who complain that they never got their “one lucky shot” were never really infected by the incurable drive to explore.… — Jacques-Yves Cousteau Copy Share Image
“no one can absolutely control the direction of his life; but each person can certainly influence it. The armchair explorers who complain that they… — Jacques-Yves Cousteau Copy Share Image
“Every explorer I have met has been driven—not coincidentally but quintessentially—by curiosity, by a single-minded, insatiable, and even jubilant need to know.” — Jacques-Yves Cousteau Copy Share Image
“Human beings had polluted the seawater and mechanically destroyed the nearby coast; all life had paid this price. Often, in airports, on sidewalks, at… — Jacques-Yves Cousteau Copy Share Image
“what motivated explorers? What inspired Magellan, battered by South America’s strange williwaw winds, to hold to his course through an unknown strait with no… — Jacques-Yves Cousteau Copy Share Image
“To restate an old law - when a man bites a fish, that's good, but when a fish bites a man, that's bad. This… — Jacques-Yves Cousteau Copy Share Image
“To enlarge the human perspective, to build on knowledge for future generations, to identify dangers, and to chart the course to a better world:… — Jacques-Yves Cousteau Copy Share Image
