Whale Quotations

The thing about Moby Dick is that, at heart, it's a very simple plot - there's only one white whale in the ocean. When you're a boy growing up in a hostile home, you imagine it's unique: it's happening only to you.

Sea World's killer whale collection needs constant replenishing. The average life span of the animals in captivity is less than half the average for killer whales in the ocean.

Does Greenpeace think it can stop whaling in Antarctica by publicly eating whale meat and declaring it delicious? What are these people thinking?

For the first time in my life I tried whale. It was very chewy and quite fatty. My friend had had whale before, so I knew it would be quite blubbery. It was delicious. I loved it. It was smoked, so it had a lovely kind of tangy taste to it. We had it a couple of nights. I was won over. It was very yummy.

We made connections between the monsters created by war and the monsters he created, the typical outcast that Whale was attracted to, and the monster in himself, that's inside all of us.

Instead of being a page-turner, 'Moby-Dick' is a repository of American history and culture and the essentials of Western literature. The book is so encyclopedic that space aliens could use it to re-create the whale fishery as it once existed on the planet Earth in the midst of the 19th century.

On my second swim at Deception Island, the water was very clear and I was looking at hundreds of whale bones beneath me. It was a graveyard from the whaling some time in the 1920s-30s.

The killer whale Tilikum has helped SeaWorld sell millions of dollars worth of tickets.

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

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 hearing loss could be catastrophic. As one scientist noted, a deaf whale is a dead whale.

I went whale-watching, and I was really looking forward to that, but when you see it on TV and you see other programs do it, you're seeing close-ups of these massive creatures, and the music that's added gives you a certain feeling. But in reality, you're stuck on a boat that's bobbing up and down, you feel sick, the whale isn't there on demand.

As long as there is a Southern Ocean whale sanctuary, Sea Shepherd crew will continue to patrol and defend it.

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

Shamu the killer whale is Sea World's Mickey Mouse; whales named Shamu are the star attractions of three parks and the focus of their marketing efforts.

Being lampooned on 'South Park' is hardly something to complain about. They brought the issue of the dolphin and whale slaughter by the Japanese to a very large audience. I could not really care less how I was portrayed.

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

Whale Bone Point was always the destination point they wanted to walk to and now they can.

We're asking consumers to be aware of who funds the whale hunters, and to let them know that whaling is bad for business.

Scrimshaw on cow horns is only common in Australia, and in the Wild West. It usually involved ex-seamen who had learnt their skills carving whale bones, then ended up on the land.

On Sunday morning, some of those same people were on a whale watch and saw the whale.

If we lose the right whale from the Bering Sea, we lose an entire species. The right whale needs all the help it can get.

He had a whale of a game. There weren't many shots that he took that were uncontested, so he hit some tough shots.

He had a whale of a game. And there weren't many shots that he took that were uncontested through the course of the game. He had some monster shots.

He had all three of his pitches working and had some key strikeouts with runners on base. He pitched a whale of a game.

Hopefully this highlights the need and desire to conserve whale species in general.

Kenneth pitched a whale of a game. Brandon got a couple of cheap hits off him. He did a good job.

I suspect that the whale that approached thought he was a harbor seal splashing.

I think the big story tonight, other than our team play and our passing, was Leslie Hassell. (It was) the most outstanding game she's ever had. She had a whale of a game for a young sophomore.

James Whale had been an actor. He was the most meticulous, most knowledgeable director. He was able to tell you exactly what he wanted.

Our kids played a whale of a game against the No. 6 team in the nation, and I told them that. But to close out a team like that you've got to finish every play, and we didn't finish on that rebound. It came too far out and to their advantage. It's the bounce of the ball sometimes.

Palestine is a good ball club. They've got speed and a lot of good athletes. They played a whale of a game. The better team won tonight.

Recent information and further analysis leads our agency to conclude that the Southern Resident killer whale population is at risk of extinction, and should be listed as endangered. By giving it protection under the ESA, we have a better chance of keeping this population alive for future generations.

Lisa pitched a whale of a game, and we played good defense behind her.

We interviewed people and the captain, and they were traveling in when the whale breached in front of them, and there was a glancing blow.

We caught up with the whalers again late last night and saw seven whale carcasses on the deck.

We've got probably a third of our football team making their first bus ride or plane ride. We're going to a whale of a place for their first time. If we can just make it from the locker room to the sideline, we'll be OK.

We're all concerned about where we finish, but I don't know if there's anybody you want to play. It's going to be a whale of a playoff once it's finally decided.

There are probably many children who may remember seeing this bottle-nosed whale in London and in the future I hope that they may become marine mammal enthusiasts and conservationists.

Boy, Jenny Kirk played a whale of a game, didn't she? I'm not sure where they got the scouting report that she couldn't shoot. We got them out of that triangle pretty quick.

D.J. and Cameron did a whale of a job on the boards for us. They were the difference at the end.

Dick's a whale of a guy. He's a great coach, a great defensive coach, and he's a better guy than he is a coach.

There's nothing to be ashamed of about the way we played. We played a whale of a game and Eastern Wayne played a great game and they beat us 1-0.

It was a brave, valiant, but ultimately tragic effort to get the whale to safety.

The Thames whale has demonstrated the tremendous interest and wonder expressed in whales and dolphins by the global public, and hopefully highlights the need and desire to conserve wildlife species in general.

The Thames is a terrible place for that whale to be.

Our 'D' did a whale of a job. They controlled the game and gave us great field position.

People on the boat waited and saw the whale breach behind them, and they returned to port without incident.

A whale in the shallow water of the River Thames is like a human lost in the heat of the Sahara desert.

A large whale was taken betwixt my land abutting on the Thames and Greenwich, which drew an infinite concourse to see it, by water, horse, coach, and on foot, from London, and all parts. ... It would have destroyed all the boats, but ... after a long conflict, it was killed with a harping iron, struck in the head, out of which spouted blood and water.

This is supposed to be a whale sanctuary and the Japanese government is the only one in the world which is defying the ban on whaling here.

The whale spit fish at the surface of the pool and then sank below and waited. The gull came down to get the fish, and the whale grabbed it.

The whale is in an alien environment for its species. It is obviously distressed and tired and we must warn that there may not be a happy ending to this unfolding saga.

The whale has always flirted with this kind of danger. It was like that old children's cartoon, 'Are you my mother?' Orcas are very social animals, and this was the only way to get his social needs met.

They were expecting to move on to a bunch of other things in the second term like Social Security reform and the 'ownership society,' but all that has been pushed aside because of Iraq. It's the whale in the bathtub for the administration.

A lot of people say my work borrows from Hitchcock, but I think if I've stolen... of COURSE I've stolen, this is a parasitic medium... but if I'm parasitic of anyone it's Welles, and Michael Pal and Kazan... those are my guys. The James Whale stuff... I LOVE the old B&W movies, like classic paintings.

This is a victory for sound science, the killer whales, and the people of the Pacific Northwest. However, if Congress continues on its path to gut the Endangered Species Act, the best tools available to protect the killer whale will be ripped right out of the hands of the scientists and resource managers in the Pacific Northwest.

They really need to start monitoring marine acoustic pollution and how much whale watching goes on. We say there are problems but we don't know how big a problem it is because we haven't even measured that.

They're going to be a handful all year, not just (tonight). He's got em playing like they're supposed to be playing and that's a tribute to him. He's done a whale of a job.

They haven't beat us in six years. I know they've been looking forward to this all year. It'll be a whale of a game.

It was already dehydrated, hadn't been feeding and being out of the water would have, in effect, shriveled the animal's internal organs. It was essential to try to take the whale out to sea on the barge, but there was always the risk this would happen.

It was a whale of a win for our team. We're doing really well.

It was a whale of a game. That's my favorite memory of the place.

It was a whale of a football game (against West), and we talk about being family all the time and when families are hurting, you pull together even more, and I certainly hope our kids will do that and go back and understand we had a tremendous season.

It should be a whale of a game. Lawrence is very, very good. They play a system that's very hard to play against.

Democrats, particularly of the Clinton variety, have really done a whale of a job in adjusting to the new political reality created by Reagan, and Republicans at the national level have struggled with that for some time.

Crank that into a market and it will drag lower than whale droppings at the bottom of the deep blue sea.

It's similar basically to the techniques of early whalers. You get towed around. Sometimes the whale will just plain stop. This guy didn't.

the bays wilderness character makes it a favorite destination of Juneaus residents for camping, boating, fishing, bird watching, kayaking, whale watching, and many other recreational activities. Berners Bay contributes enormously to Juneaus quality of life. This mine, with its docks and vessel traffic, puts the bays wildlife at risk, and will severely impact the recreational uses of the area. Its the first step in turning Berners Bay into an industrial zone.

It's an alarming trend to see two and we're basically in the middle of whale season.

It's bringing us together. All of our songs and dances, everything in our culture has meaning directly related to the whale and the whale hunt.

It's what you want from a good league and good balanced competition. It should be a whale of a hockey game.

They carried the play. (Reps goalie) Nick Rausch played a whale of a game. He made some unbelievable saves.

Size isn't everything. The whale is endangered, while the ant continues to do just fine.

In Depoe Bay, whale watching is darn near year round.

I'm pretty sure we gave the whale a good chance to survive.

I'm worried. We are just starting the year and already we seem to see a dead whale every day. Something is happening there and it needs to be investigated.

If you go to any reef around the world, except for those that are really protected, the sharks are gone. Their value is so great that completely harmless sharks, like whale sharks, are killed, for their fins.

In our management plan we have the canoe, and support boats, and each support boat will be armed with harpoons and the rifle to dispatch the whale most efficiently.

I remember 2000. That was a whale of a game. I remember they scored 77 points in the finals. Coach (Nick) Coleman does a great job with them. They execute real well.

I just go up there and whale away after it and hope it hits the barrel of the bat. I don't think there's any plan. The biggest key is having guys on base. When you do that, he has to throw it for a strike. If he does, he might leave it up, it will tumble more and you can get good swings at it.

I have seen a lot of whale watching operations, quite a few of which were very irresponsible, but I was quite impressed with the local whale watching. They didn't harass the whales, they didn't approach the whales. They waited for the whales to come to them.

Cami played a whale of a first quarter. She got us started.

By striving to move the Intel-standard PC world towards a 32-bit operating system, new 32-bit applications and friendlier hardware standards, Microsoft Corp. can be compared to a person trying to kick a whale down the beach. What's amazing is that with Windows 95, the whale moved.

He played a whale of a game. He's getting confident and that's by design. We started him of slow and build with him and he is developing into a first-class quarterback.

The Fisheries Agency of Japan, the ICR and the whaling fleet are out of control. The hunt is bankrupt on all counts: scientifically, ecologically, morally and financially. With the market for whale meet in Japan collapsing and stock piles rising, it is clear that the whaling business is bad. Over the coming months we will be calling on consumers world-wide to join us in telling the companies that whaling is bad for business. Not everyone can join us on the high seas to defend the whales but they can join us on the high streets.

All the crew on the barge are shattered by the death. They were tired and exhausted but had been determined to do everything they could to get the whale to safety. It really is a terrible shame.

The last two days have been a helter-skelter of emotions. It is sad that the whale died, but we really did give it the best chance possible.