Man, of all the animals, is probably the only one to regard himself as a great delicacy.

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.

When one man, for whatever reason, has the opportunity to lead an extraordinary life, he has no right to keep it to himself.

From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to earth. But man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free.

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.

The happiness of the bee and the dolphin is to exist. For man it is to know that and to wonder at it.