"The Sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in it's net of wonder forever."
Never before and since (with exception of BBC2's - Blue Planet's Sir David Attenborough) has one man been so influential as the late Commandant Cousteau in taking us onto his exploration voyages around the Sea's and Oceans of the world. He has shown the intricate secrets of the Oceans to millions, if not billions and still does till today. But he has also showed us 'humanity' and it's behavior on the environment, sometimes even in first person.
I got to know about Cousteau's world through the works of 'Didi' Frederic Dumas - Le Monde du Silence. At age 10 I moved to the North Sea and from then on the Sea and I became inseparable; due to this passion the man had instilled in me.
Many continents and Oceans later (I am now 47) I can only attest to witnessing the increasingly rapid death of the Oceans for which he warned us many times more than 50 year's ago.
Let's have a look at this man's 10 + a dolphin most famous quotes and warnings.
"The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever."
"I am not a scientist. I am, rather, an impresario of scientists."
"Mankind has probably done more damage to the Earth in the 20th century than in all of previous human history."
My personal favorites:
"The best way to observe a fish is to become a fish"
"The Sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in it's net of wonder forever."
"From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to the Earth.
But man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free."
What do you think of his quotes, warnings maybe? What did Cousteau to inspire you? Let me know by commenting on this article, I look forward to your reactions!
More on Jacques-Yves Cousteau click here for his Wikipedia Page AC (French: [ʒak iv kusto]; 11 June 1910 – 25 June 1997)[1] 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.
Cousteau described his underwater world research in a series of books, perhaps the most successful being his first book, The Silent World: A Story of Undersea Discovery and Adventure, published in 1953. Cousteau also directed films, most notably the documentary adaptation of the book, The Silent World, which won a Palme d'or at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. He remained the only person to win a Palme d'Or for a documentary film
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