Philippe Cousteau, Jr. Quotes

I'll never be able to fill my father's or grandfather's shoes, but hopefully I can stand on their shoulders and reach farther.

Young people have, truly, the potential to change the world. Not when they get older - today.

I believe that the only true agents of change on a large scale, in this country or anywhere, are young people.

I've seen a lot of doom and gloom and depressing things, and it's [the] youth that give me hope.

One of my big pet peeves is single-use plastic bags. I think it's one of the stupidest ideas in the world.

My father's plan was, we were going to grow up and travel the world.

I travel all over the country speaking to young people, and I am always amazed at how engaged in environmental conservation they are.

Fossil fuels and mining is a short-term gambit. If we develop those resources at the expense of the environmental gold mine that is the Great Barrier Reef, we will all lose in the long run.