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" I take a biocentric point of view. I look at things from the point of view of the Earth and the laws of ecology. As opposed to the anthropocentric point of view, where everything revolves around humanity. "

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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. "

" I would just say that nobody could do what I do unless you had a big ego. It's the only way you can really put it. You have to be arrogant enough to challenge the arrogance of the human race. "

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

" I used to swim with these beavers in a beaver pond when I was 10. I went back when I was 11 and found there were no more beavers. I found that trappers had taken them all, so I became quite angry, and that winter I began to walk the trap lines and free animals from the traps and destroy the traps. "

" 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. "

" That's the thing with celebrities: the media can't ignore them. "

" Captain Falco saw the diminishment of biodiversity in our oceans over a span of nearly seven decades. He was dedicated to the protection of life and habitats in the sea. He was a legendary mariner, diver, oceanographer, and conservationist. The world is a better place because of him. "

" I have actually led more expeditions to Antarctica than Scott, Amundsen, and Shackleton put together. "

" It's a war, I think, to save the planet, really, from ourselves. "

" 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. "

" The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society recognizes that the deaths of four sealers is a tragedy, but Sea Shepherd also recognizes that the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of seal pups is an even greater tragedy. "

" Every fish in the ocean is in danger. "

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

" Russian subs are a bargain at $60,000. Unfortunately, none of the dials or instructions are in English. "

" I don't see the point in making a distinction between natives having more of a right to kill whales than nonnative people. "

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

" When I was born, there were three billion people on the planet. "

" In Ecuador, if I go after an Ecuadoran, I'm in trouble; if I go after a Costa Rican, I'm a hero. "

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" 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. "

" All revolutions are violent revolutions. "

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" The most powerful weapon in the world, as far as I'm concerned, is the camera. "

" Any social movement throughout history has always been carried out by only 7% of population being passionately active in that. "

" 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. "

" Sometimes going to jail is just the price you have to pay for social reform or social change. "

" Follow your dreams and use your natural-born talents and skills to make this a better world for tomorrow. "

" Domestic house cats kill more fish than all the world's seals put together. "

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" The only thing scarier than Godzilla is Godzilla's lawyers. "

" A fish is more valuable swimming in the sea maintaining the integrity of oceanic eco-systems than it is on anyone's plate. "

" Usually, environmental programs are not designed for a mainstream audience. "