Occupation: Filmmaker Birth: June 11, 1910 Death: June 25, 1997
Through the window of my mask I see a wall of coral, its surface a living kaleidoscope of lilac flecks, splashes of gold, reddish streaks and yellows….
However fragmented the world, however intense the national rivalries, it is an inexorable fact that we become more interdependent every day. I believ….
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 hu….
The future of nutrition is found in the oceans.
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..
The United Nation's goal is to reduce population selectively by encouraging abortion, forced sterilization, and control of human reproduction, and re….
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..
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..
I believe that national sovereignties will shrink in the face of universal interdependence..
We have to prepare for what life could become in 40 years. We need to outline what is possible and what is impossible with the non-renewable resource….
We must go and see for ourselves..
It is fashionable nowadays to talk about the endless riches of the sea. The ocean is regarded as a sort of bargain basement, but I don't agree with t….
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..
There is about as much educational benefit to be gained in studying dolphins in captivity as there would be studying mankind by only observing prison….
In the deep space of the sea I have found my moon.
Mankind has probably done more damage to the Earth in the 20th century than in all of previous human history..
The idea of a group of elders is that, in past civilizations, they have linked worlds; the other world was also present in this one. There is also th….
The road to the future leads us smack into the wall. We simply ricochet off the alternatives that destiny offers. Our survival is no more than a ques….
The little bee returns with evening's gloom, To join her comrades in the braided hive, Where, housed beside their might honey-comb, They dream ….
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….
We are living in an interminable succession of absurdities imposed by the myopic logic of short-term thinking..