From the archive: Jacques Cousteau
And he went on to express regret for what he would be missing once he was gone:
“I will be sorry, not for my pleasure, but for all the things that I’m interested in that I will not be able to follow up.”
Today, the Society that bears Cousteau’s name is continuing his mission, guided by his own words: “The impossible missions are the only ones that succeed.”
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Reported by: CBS News Almanac: Jacques Cousteau