Peter Benchley Quotes

Peter Benchley — American Author born on May 08, 1940, died on February 11, 2006

Peter Bradford Benchley was an American author, best known for his novel Jaws and its subsequent film adaptation, the latter co-written by Benchley and directed by Steven Spielberg. Several more of his works were also adapted for cinema, including The Deep, The Island, Beast, and White Shark... (wikipedia)

Without sharks, you take away the apex predator of the ocean, and you destroy the entire food chain.

We provoke a shark every time we enter the water where sharks happen to be, for we forget: The ocean is not our territory - it's theirs.

I didn't invent the fear of sharks; it's as old as mankind, and that - to take that responsibility would mean that Mario Puzo should take the blame for the Mafia.

Without the oceans there would be no life on Earth.

If man doesn't learn to treat the oceans and the rain forest with respect, man will become extinct.

Peter Benchley Quotes

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