I have been honoured to serve the whales, dolphins, seals - and all the other creatures on this Earth. Their beauty, intelligence, strength, and spirit have inspired me.

Commercial fishermen are the greediest, stupidest people on earth.

The oceans are the last free place on the planet.

People say I manipulate the media. Well, duh. We live in a media culture, so why on earth wouldn't I?

The thing about advertising is that you make more money. You can put kids through college so they don't come out with loans. My kids don't, and my grandkids don't, and advertising paid for that.

My wife and I started a program called Bears Without Borders. We raise money and hire local artisans to make stuffed animals and distribute them in their communities.

I see city finances within the context of an economic strategy... We are going to solve our financial problems by growing the economy, and I have rejected some corners that have called for a slash-and-burn approach, and I've rejected others who have called for raising taxes and leaving government as is.

My own experience in the third world was that even if people started to make more money, the cost of living and housing increased often faster than the wages.