Quotes by Environmentalists

Nobody has ever been hurt by the actions of ships I have been on. Paul Watson
Hurt Nobody Been Ships Actions Ever
Protesting against illegal activity is not piracy. Paul Watson
Protesting Piracy Against Illegal Activity
Usually, environmental programs are not designed for a mainstream audience. Paul Watson
Environmental Programs Mainstream Audience Designed
I don't think you really have to retire from what you do. Paul Watson
You Think Retire Really
In December 2012, the U.S. 9th district court granted a temporary injunction to the Japanese whalers that ordered the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society U.S.A. to not approach within 500 yards of the whaling vessels. Paul Watson
Society Approach District Temporary Court Within Yards Shepherd Whaling December Ordered Japanese Sea Granted Injunction Conservation
If you're dealing with criminals, they're not going to want to go to court. Paul Watson
You Criminals Court Dealing Go Going Want
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. Paul Watson
Vote Tough Party Back Way Promised Thousands Had Because October Labor Australians Get Whaling Urged Japanese Illegal Peter Why Kevin
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. Paul Watson
System Would Would-Be Taboo Given Area Recover Had Understand Caught Fish Fisherman Fishing Any Where Proclaimed Used Chance
A fish is more valuable swimming in the sea maintaining the integrity of oceanic eco-systems than it is on anyone's plate. Paul Watson
Integrity Valuable Swimming More Maintaining Fish Than Anyone Sea Plate
I don't have a religion, but I respect them. Paul Watson
Religion Respect Them
An American citizen is not going to be extradited to Japan for saving whales. Paul Watson
Citizen Saving Whales American Going American Citizen Japan
There's money to be made by driving a species extinct. Paul Watson
Money Made Driving Species Extinct
Domestic house cats kill more fish than all the world's seals put together. Paul Watson
Together Cats World More Put House Fish Domestic Than Seals
In 1993, I chased Cuban and Spanish drag trawlers off the Grand Banks off of Newfoundland. And it cost them $35 million in losses. Paul Watson
Cost Chased Cuban Losses Off Banks Grand Spanish Them Million Drag
I've won some awards. 'Time' magazine designated me as one of the environmental heroes of the 20th century. Oh, and I've got some honorary citizenships, like from the Conch Republic of the Florida Keys. But the one thing I am proud of is I didn't get the Chevron environmental award. Never did get that one. Paul Watson
Environmental Time Me Heroes Keys Honorary One Thing Magazine Some Never Like Got Proud Am Won Get Did Oh The One Thing Republic Century Award Awards Thing Florida
I feel that people should have a license to have children, that they have proper education how to raise children. And that nobody should be allowed to be a parent unless they can prove that they are competent enough to be a parent. Paul Watson
Education People Enough Unless License Parent Proper Allowed Feel Nobody How Prove Children Should Competent Raise
I always try to take the unexpected things and make them work for me. Paul Watson
Work Me Try Take Make Always Unexpected Them Things
Actually, I never really look at myself as a real radical activist; I am more the conservative. I mean, the conservatives are trying to conserve; the radicals are destroying the planet. Paul Watson
Myself Conservative Radical Conservatives Conserve Destroying More Never Look Am Real Trying Mean Planet Really Radicals Activist Actually
Any social movement throughout history has always been carried out by only 7% of population being passionately active in that. Paul Watson
History Active Carried Out Only Throughout Always Passionately Been Any Movement Being Social Population
Here's the thing: Nobody gets extradited for a crime where nobody's been hurt, where no property's been damaged. Paul Watson
Property Hurt Crime Nobody Been Gets Where Thing Here Damaged
In Africa, the rangers shoot poachers. Paul Watson
Rangers Shoot Africa
Japan is a bully nation that takes what it wants and threatens any who oppose it. Paul Watson
Oppose Nation Threatens Takes Bully Any Wants Japan Who
Sometimes we are separated by differences, and sometimes we are united by common ideals of respect and compassion. Paul Watson
Respect Sometimes Compassion Differences Ideals Common Separated United
Sea Shepherd is to terrorism what Groucho was to Marxism. Paul Watson
Terrorism Marxism Shepherd Sea Groucho
The land is not in the least bit fertile and yet the cattle herds grow larger and larger. A cow represents capital investment here. Richard Leakey
Herd Bit Investment Cattle Least Cow Fertile Represents Land Capital Capital Investment Grow Larger Here
Elephants can live to an age of up to 70 or 80 years and they have a good memory. It could be they come across an area that is experiencing a drought. Then they continue on their path and run into people. Richard Leakey
Good Age Memory People Path Live Good Memory Run Area Could Drought Come Continue Years Up Experiencing Then Across Elephants
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