They [Japanese whalers] haven't produced a single peer-reviewed international scientific paper in 23 years.

- Paul Watson

Intelligence is the ability of a species to live in harmony with its environment.

- Paul Watson

It doesn't matter what is true, it only matters what people believe is true.

- Paul Watson

Unless we stop the degradation of our oceans, marine ecological systems will begin collapsing and when enough of them fail, the oceans will die. And …

- Paul Watson

We're just a conceited, naked ape. But in our minds we're some sort of "divine legend," and we see ourselves as some sort of god. That we can walk ar…

- Paul Watson

I can't think of a greater legacy than, "Because you lived, another species survived."

- Paul Watson

A vegan riding a hummer contributes less to greenhouse gas emissions than a meat eater riding a bicycle.

- Paul Watson

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…

- Paul Watson

In the great scheme of things, what matters is not how long you live but why you live, what you stand for and what you are willing to die for.

- Paul Watson