Quotes

“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 can work.” Jacques Yves Cousteau

“However fragmented the world, however intense the national rivalries, it is an inexorable fact that we become more interdependent every day.” Jacques Yves Cousteau

“The biggest obstacle was mixing abortion with overpopulation. These are two things that have nothing to do with each other.” Jacques Yves Cousteau

“I am not a scientist. I am, rather, an impresario of scientists.” Jacques Yves Cousteau

“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 hunting.” Jacques Yves Cousteau

“The real cure for our environmental problems is to understand that our job is to salvage Mother Nature. We are facing a formidable enemy in this field. It is the hunters... and to convince them to leave their guns on the wall is going to be very difficult.” Jacques Yves Cousteau

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

“The awareness of our environment came progressively in all countries with different outlets.” Jacques Yves Cousteau

“Farming as we do it is hunting, and in the sea we act like barbarians.” Jacques Yves Cousteau

“It is certain that the study of human psychology, if it were undertaken exclusively in prisons, would also lead to misrepresentation and absurd generalizations.” Jacques Yves Cousteau

“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 question of 25, 50 or perhaps 100 years.” Jacques Yves Cousteau

“It is discouraging how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.” Noel Coward

“If you must have motivation, think of your paycheck on Friday.” Noel Coward

“I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.” Noel Coward

“I love criticism just so long as it's unqualified praise.” Noel Coward

“I have a memory like an elephant. In fact, elephants often consult me.” Noel Coward

“My body has certainly wandered a good deal, but I have an uneasy suspicion that my mind has not wandered enough.” Noel Coward

“People are wrong when they say opera is not what it used to be. It is what it used to be. That is what's wrong with it.” Noel Coward

“Let's drink to the spirit of gallantry and courage that made a strange Heaven out of unbelievable Hell, and let's drink to the hope that one day this country of ours, which we love so much, will find dignity and greatness and peace again.” Noel Coward

“Extraordinary how potent cheap music is.” Noel Coward

“Work is much more fun than fun.” Noel Coward

“I'll go through life either first class or third, but never in second.” Noel Coward

“The higher the building the lower the morals.” Noel Coward

“Wit ought to be a glorious treat like caviar; never spread it about like marmalade.” Noel Coward

“I have always paid income tax. I object only when it reaches a stage when I am threatened with having nothing left for my old age - which is due to start next Tuesday or Wednesday.” Noel Coward

“Just say the lines and don't trip over the furniture.” Noel Coward

“Never mind, dear, we're all made the same, though some more than others.” Noel Coward

“I don't believe in astrology. The only stars I can blame for my failures are those that walk about the stage.” Noel Coward

“I'm not a heavy drinker, I can sometimes go for hours without touching a drop.” Noel Coward

“There's always something fishy about the French.” Noel Coward