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.

- Jacques Yves Cousteau

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

- Jacques Yves Cousteau

I was playing when I invented the aqualung. I think play is the most serious thing in the world.

- Jacques Yves Cousteau

In the deep space of the sea I have found my moon

- Jacques Yves Cousteau

The future is in the hands of those who explore... and from all the beauty they discover while crossing perpetually receding frontiers, they develop …

- Jacques Yves Cousteau

The best way to observe a fish is to become a fish.

- Jacques Yves Cousteau

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

People protect what they love.

- Jacques Yves Cousteau

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.

- Jacques Yves Cousteau