Jacque cousteau

Jacques Cousteau

"Man has only to sink beneath the surface, and he is free."...

French naval officer, explorer, and filmmaker Jacques-Yves Cousteau helped millions of people learn about what goes on under the ocean's surface. How well do you know the man in the wetsuit, though? Let's take a look at five things you might not have known about the master of the deep. 1. He Originally Wanted to

“Jacques Cousteau was born on this day in 1910. What #adventures have you (or your characters) been on lately?”

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The sea teaches us many life lessons, and I'd like to share some quotes from my favorite inspirational book, Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh. “The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. To dig for treasures shows not only impatience and greed, but lack of faith. Patience, patience, patience, is what the sea teaches. Patience and faith. One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach—waiting for a gift from the sea.” “I shall ask into my…

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In 1963, Jacques Cousteau led divers to live underwater in Conshelf II for a month to examine life as an "oceanaut."