The great trawler fleets sweep the seas and deliver their daily catch to tables worldwide, but they do more than that. They deliver hope, give life itself.

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"For most of history, man has had to fight nature to survive; in this century he is beginning to realize that, in order to survive, he must protect it."

- Jacques Yves Cousteau

Awareness

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

- Jacques Yves Cousteau

Awareness

"We have to live differently. We have to live in harmony with the Earth. The Earth is like a spaceship with limited resources."

- Jacques Yves Cousteau

Balance

"Water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global garbage cans."

- Jacques Yves Cousteau

Environment

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"Happiness is possible even in the midst of darkness."

- Beauty and the Beast

Hope

"No one is beyond redemption."

- Beauty and the Beast

Hope

"You will … hear us declare with Moroni that hope is essential if we are to ‘receive [the] inheritance [God] hast prepared [for us]’ [Ether 12:32]. We want you to claim that inheritance as sons and daughters of a king. To do that, we must realize that hope is not just the message and manner of the naturally optimistic; it is the privilege of everyone who believes."

- Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

Hope

"Keep a little fire burning; however small, however hidden."

- Cormac McCarthy

Hope

"Light tomorrow with today."

- Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Hope