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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? "

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

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

" I always try to take the unexpected things and make them work for me. "

" 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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" All confrontation is based on deception. "

" If you're dealing with criminals, they're not going to want to go to court. "

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

" My grandfather carried me around on his shoulders at 85. "

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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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