Philippe Cousteau, Jr. Quotes
We've explored very little of the ocean. We really don't know what's out there. But people think we've figured it all out.
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It's no longer a question of staying healthy. It's a question of finding a sickness you like.
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The ruling ideas of each age have ever been the ideas of its ruling class.
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Feeling really safe as an actor is not a great thing because you're not learning or growing.
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In a way, I'm lucky that I was never classically trained and never went to a music college. I'm just from a normal working class family and happened to get obsessed with music as a teenager.
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We have to balance the lineality of the known universe with the nonlineality of the unknown universe.
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And they just saw me on that and - from the time I was 11 until I was 12, I guess. And then when I had just turned 13, they asked me if I wanted to tour with Johnny Cash back East.
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I have seen the future, and it is much like the present, only longer.
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You think, 'You hired me because I'm a creative artist with a vision. Don't try and knock it out of me.'
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The other aspect of American identity worth focusing on is the concept of America as a nation of immigrants. That certainly is a partial truth. But it is often assumed to be the total truth.
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Man knows so much and does so little.
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I don't think the deficit of the country is a Republican issue or a Democratic issue. I think it's a country issue. I don't think worrying about the reindustrialization of America is a Republican or Democratic issue.
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I'm more offended when someone's killed on television than when there's something that's sensuous or sexual. So what?
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Waging a colonial war in the post-colonial age is self-defeating.
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I always believe the rule by king or official leader is outdated. Now we must catch up with the modern world.
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I love cities, and I love city governments in particular. But in politics it would have taken me 8 years from implementing a policy before I would get to see the feedback. With programming I could model the same policies and see the impact immediately. Technology is a far more efficient way to test.
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I loved Allan Dwan. He was a tough old guy.
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The New England conscience doesn't keep you from doing what you shouldn't - it just keeps you from enjoying it.
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I believe that the only people who really, truly benefit from any of the policies of Republicans are the wealthy. I'm in that 1 percent tax bracket, but I'm not a man of wealth.
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I was offered a few shows, but the money didn't work out, but I'm not very keen on judging such shows. I'm happy in my space as a composer.
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I think that charity is a tricky thing, because a lot of times, people equate charity with handouts. I don't believe in handouts.
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As someone who has grown up living in Southern California, I know all too well about the costs and scarcities of water.
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It's not good to stretch when you're cold. Get your heart rate up, and once you finish, take time to stretch and let your body calm down.
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It's lucky I haven't been in a bad tackle. I could be prepared, but if my body gets wrenched in the wrong way, I can't help that.
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We've explored very little of the ocean. We really don't know what's out there. But people think we've figured it all out.
