Quotes of: Whaling Keyword

I have a tattoo on my foot that says 'it's a whale' in Japanese, because Japanese people kill whales. My stuffed whale was like most children's teddy bear. I took it with me everywhere. I slept with it. I couldn't live without my whale.

Skylar Grey

Koro: If you have the tooth of a whale, you must have the jaw of a whale to yield it.

Whale Rider

American whale oil lit the world. It was used in the production of soap, textiles, leather, paints, and varnishes, and it lubricated the tools and machines that drove the Industrial Revolution. The baleen cut from the mouths of whales shaped the cour...

Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America

The real threat to whales is whaling, which has endangered many whale species.

Dave Barry

All killer whales are named Kevin. You knew that, right?

Fluke: Or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings

Must whales and dolphins be subjected to deafening noise that will cause more than 3.5 million instances of temporary and/or permanent hearing loss? For species that depend on hearing for survival - to find food, migrate, and communicate - any hearin...

Pierce Brosnan

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 d...

Paul Watson

One question that especially intrigues me is exactly when humpbacks started coming to Hawaii and why. In artwork and oral histories of ancient Hawaiians there is no record of humpback whales being there, and there is no evidence that humpbacks were t...

Among Giants: A Life with Whales

There's no eel so small but it hopes to become a whale.

German

Alligators have beautiful undulating skin, which feels dense, spongy, solid, like the best eraser.

The Moon by Whale Light and Other Adventures Among Bats, Penguins, Crocodilians and Whales

Marlin: [inside the whale as it starts to swallow] What's going on? Dory: I'll ask. Whaaaa... Marlin: No, no more whale! You can't speak whale! Dory: Yes I can! Marlin: No, you can't! You think you can do these things, but you can't, Nemo!

Finding Nemo

How fishy on the fishiness scale? Ten is a stickleback and one is a whale shark." "A whale isn't a fish, Thursday." "A whale shark is--sort of." "All right, it's as fishy as a crayfish." "A crayfish isn't a fish." "A starfish, then." "Still not a fis...

Lost in a Good Book

The fin whale is the second largest whale species on Earth, weighing up to 80 tons.

Pierce Brosnan

Dory: [about the humpback whale] Maybe he only speaks whale. [slowly and deeply, imitating the whale] Dory: Mooo... Weeee neeeed... Marlin: Dory? Dory: ...tooo fiiind hiiis sooon. Marlin: What are you doing? Are you sure you speak whale? Dory: Caaaan...

Finding Nemo

There's some heinous fuckery goin' on mon.

Fluke: Or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings

I will not watch a whale die. I've not seen a whale die since I left Greenpeace in 1977.

Paul Watson

To me extremism is targeting endangered whales in a whale sanctuary in violation of a moratorium. That, to me, is extreme.

Paul Watson

Most whale photos you see show whales in this beautiful blue water - it's almost like space.

Brian Skerry

Whales are killed today to supply the limited demand for whale meat or to be used in pet foods or as fodder for fur-bearing animals used in the fur trade.

Paul Watson

However big the whale may be, the tiny harpoon can rob him of life.

Malawian

She's so small, yet she contains so much evil.

Fluke: Or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings