Paul Watson Quotes

Raising awareness on the most pressing environmental issues of our time is more important than ever.

Why has it seemed that the only way to protect the environment is with heavy-handed government regulation?

Environmentalism opposes reckless innovation and makes conservation the central order of business.

I travel all over the country speaking to young people, and I am always amazed at how engaged in environmental conservation they are.

I think there's a green side to John Kerry, if you like, that he's an environmental activist. His record on the environment is as best as you have on a pro-environment record of anybody in the U.S. Senate.

Being an environmentalist isn't all about doom and gloom.

This whole idea that we address environmental issues by not doing stuff just doesn't work.

Environmental concern is now firmly embedded in public life: in education, medicine and law; in journalism, literature and art.

I think the environmental movement has failed in that it's used the stick too much; it's used the apocalyptic tone too much; it hasn't sold the positive aspects of being environmentally concerned and trying to pull us out.

The only way forward, if we are going to improve the quality of the environment, is to get everybody involved.

Local innovation and initiative can help us better understand how to protect our environment.

I've been making pieces dealing with environmental issues at least since 2004; I mean, I did stuff for the Sierra Club and the Alaskan Wildlife Refuge even back in the 1990s. But somewhere a little after 2004, Hummer hits me up. I'm like, 'Are you kidding me?'

Real environmental change depends on us. We can't wait for our leaders. We have to focus on what our own responsibilities are and how we can make the change happen.

As cheesy as it sounds, truly every day is Earth Day.

It's no secret that the environmental movement is ultimately designed to create new inroads into increased government control. All of the shots taken at emissions, the dependence on fossil fuels, and noise pollution are designed to paint those things as symptoms of a problem, with the government able to step in as the solution.

Environmental issues are on everyone's mind. It's part of our culture now and I can only applaud and laud anyone who is doing what they can and raising awareness.

Try to leave the Earth a better place than when you arrived.

'Being green' is commendable, but I hope that people don't take too much pride and self-adoration because they shut off the water when they brushed their teeth. The truth of the matter is, conservation alone will do little to save our planet.

Yes, the Green Party is committed to a healthy environment. But the Green Party is not solely committed to just that.

We want to use the environment to shift the way our society works.

One of the most important lessons we can glean from the environmental movement is to 'think globally and act locally.'

If you're a Conservative, why aren't you behind conserving the land?

I've tried to approach environmentalism the same way I do my climbing: by setting small, concrete goals that build on each other.

When I joined Ford, in the late 1970s, I felt strongly we could not forever be a huge user of natural resources without there being consequences. But I was alone in my thinking in those days.

We created the Cabinet Committee on the Environment to review the environmental implications of all government initiatives. I think what made us successful was the fact that it was a sustained approach. We did something new every year.