Paul Watson Quotes
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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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When I was born, there were three billion people on the planet.
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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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The United Nations World Charter for Nature, section 21, empowers any nongovernmental organisation or individual to uphold international conservation law in areas beyond national jurisdiction and specifically on the high seas.
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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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Dutch prisons are probably the most civilized you're going to find anywhere in the world.
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Domestic house cats kill more fish than all the world's seals put together.
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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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My clients are the whales and the seals.
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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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Documentaries make a difference.
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Protesting against illegal activity is not piracy.
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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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As long as there is a Southern Ocean whale sanctuary, Sea Shepherd crew will continue to patrol and defend it.
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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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V Stands for Verity, Virtue, Valor, Validity and Veganism. … Veganism is real conservation in action. It goes beyond talking about climate change and diminishment of biodiversity and actually does something to address the problems.
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A fish is more valuable swimming in the sea maintaining the integrity of oceanic eco-systems than it is on anyone's plate.
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If you're dealing with criminals, they're not going to want to go to court.
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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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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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I have actually led more expeditions to Antarctica than Scott, Amundsen, and Shackleton put together.
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I don't eat fish because there is no such thing as sustainable fishing in the world right now.
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I always try to take the unexpected things and make them work for me.