Paul Watson Quotes

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Paul Watson

Profession : Environmentalist

Birth : December 2, 1950

Sometimes we are separated by differences, and sometimes we are united by common ideals of respect and compassion.

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We'll lose more species of plants and animals between 2000 and 2065 than we've lost in the last 65 million years. If we don't find answers to these problems, we're gonna be victims of this extinction event that we're at fault for.

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In Africa, the rangers shoot poachers.

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My clients are the whales and the seals.

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The Brer Rabbit ploy has been quite effective for me. When a country is talking about prosecuting me, I demand to be charged and put on trial and offer to pay my own airfare. They know that I'm going to bring a lot of international media with me and put their whaling programme on trial, and they decide it's better to keep quiet and do nothing.

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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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Putting Zodiacs in front of whaling vessels doesn't do it anymore. Done that, been there, seen that.

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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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I don't eat fish because there is no such thing as sustainable fishing in the world right now.

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Sustainable fishing is a fraud. It's a marketing term that really means 'business as usual.'

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I have been honoured to serve the whales, dolphins, seals - and all the other creatures on this Earth. Their beauty, intelligence, strength, and spirit have inspired me.

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You will not ever perceive the truth that is reality. There are many realities.

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Does Greenpeace think it can stop whaling in Antarctica by publicly eating whale meat and declaring it delicious? What are these people thinking?

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Social change comes through people.

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People feel good about giving money to Greenpeace.

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There are very few fishermen left today.

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Killing a baby seal is about the easiest thing you can do if you're inclined to be sadistic; you certainly can't say there's any sport in it - the animal is totally defenceless.

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The biggest predator of fish like cod is other fish - and seals keep fish like that in check.

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The seal hunt has made me ashamed to be a Canadian.

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Greenpeace is the world's largest feel-good organisation now, and I can say that 'cause I am one of their co-founders.

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