Paul Watson
Paul Watson
Paul Franklin Watsonis a marine wildlife conservation and an environmental activist, who founded the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, an anti-poaching and direct action group focused on marine conservation. He is a citizen of Canada and the United States...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionActivist
Date of Birth2 December 1950
CityToronto, Canada
CountryCanada
thinking legacy
I can't think of a greater legacy than, "Because you lived, another species survived."
disappointment thinking promise
I've had a lot of disappointments. I think my biggest disappointment is the failure of elected officials to make good on their promises in regards to the environment or anything else, really. I have very little faith in politicians.
conceited thinking mind
We're just a conceited naked ape, but in our minds we're some 'divine legend' and we see ourselves as some sort of god, thinking we can decide what will live and what will die, what will be saved and what will be destroyed, but honestly we're just a bunch of primates out of control.
thinking animal whales
We don't give a damn what you or anybody else on this planet thinks. We didn't sink those ships for you. We did it for the whales.
marine thinking hunting
Seafood is simply a socially acceptable form of bush meat. We condemn Africans for hunting monkeys and mammalian and bird species from the jungle yet the developed world thinks nothing of hauling in magnificent wild creatures like swordfish, tuna, halibut, shark, and salmon for our meals. The fact is that the global slaughter of marine wildlife is simply the largest massacre of wildlife on the planet.
four pleased team tournament turned
We are usually a different team after the Invitational. We had one runner-up and four third-place finishers. I am really pleased with the way the tournament turned out.
kept miles running time
Every time we approached them, they ran. We kept them running for 4,000 miles and 15 days.
russian
Russian subs are a bargain at $60,000. Unfortunately, none of the dials or instructions are in English.
bomb protest somebody threat
I was doing a talk show in Vancouver, and somebody called in a bomb threat to protest my violence, which I thought was pretty strange. We had to evacuate.
allowed competent education license nobody people proper raise unless
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.
destroying radical radicals trying
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.
truth
You will not ever perceive the truth that is reality. There are many realities.
billion people
When I was born, there were three billion people on the planet.
We live on the most incredible planet, and yet we abuse it, and we abuse it mercilessly.