Paul Watson Quotes
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Documentaries make a difference.
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The Polynesians used to have a system where they proclaimed a fishing area as 'taboo.' If any fisherman was caught fishing in a taboo area, they would be killed. The Polynesians understand that the fish had to be given a chance to recover.
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People say I manipulate the media. Well, duh. We live in a media culture, so why on earth wouldn't I?
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Domestic house cats kill more fish than all the world's seals put together.
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You will not ever perceive the truth that is reality. There are many realities.
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I do what I do because it is the right thing to do. I am a warrior, and it is the way of the warrior to fight superior odds.
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Costa Rica and Germany have simply been pawns in the Japanese quest to silence Sea Shepherd in an attempt to stop our annual opposition of their illegal whaling activities.
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I don't have a religion, but I respect them.
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The most powerful weapon in the world, as far as I'm concerned, is the camera.
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It is true that many of the Sea Shepherd crewmembers are inexperienced, but the fact is that these volunteers bring a passion to the project that cannot be found in a hired crew.
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I wouldn't think I was successful if I didn't have just as many people hate me as support me.
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Taiwan gives a lot of foreign aid to Costa Rica, so it looks like they are basically buying the right to fish, even though it's not legal.
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In 'Deadliest Catch,' we have men in ships in rough seas catching crabs. With 'Whale Wars,' we have men and women from a dozen different nations going out to sea in rough weather to help save the whales. We also have icebergs, whales, penguins, and dramatic ship-to-ship confrontations.
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My concern is not for the judicial system, but for the reality that the shark fin mafia of Costa Rica has a price on my head, and a Costa Rican prison would provide an excellent opportunity for someone to exercise this lethal contract against me.
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Dutch prisons are probably the most civilized you're going to find anywhere in the world.
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I experienced the California Northridge Earthquake of 1994 and the eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980, and I have thus seen firsthand how terrible and awesomely devastating a force of nature can be.
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Way back in October 2007, I had urged thousands of Australians to vote for Kevin Rudd and Peter Garrett's Labor Party. Why? Because they promised to get tough on illegal Japanese whaling.
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I always try to take the unexpected things and make them work for me.
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When I was born, there were three billion people on the planet.
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Russian subs are a bargain at $60,000. Unfortunately, none of the dials or instructions are in English.
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I don't think you really have to retire from what you do.
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The environmental movement doesn't have many deserters and has a high level of recruitment. Eventually, there will be open war.
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My grandfather carried me around on his shoulders at 85.
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If you're dealing with criminals, they're not going to want to go to court.