Peter Benchley Quotes

“Life's full of chances to hurt yourself or someone else.”

“Without the oceans there would be no life on Earth.”

“I have tried to know absolutely nothing about a great many things, and I have succeeded fairly well.”

“Why don't you get out of that wet coat and into a dry martini?”

“Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing.”

“In America there are two classes of travel - first class, and with children.”

“Tell us your phobias and we will tell you what you are afraid of.”

“We do not just fear our predators, we are transfixed by them. We are prone to weave stories and fables and chat endlessly about them.”

“Dachshunds are ideal dogs for small children, as they are already stretched and pulled to such a length that the child cannot do much harm one way or the other.”

“If we choose to walk into a forest where a tiger lives, we are taking a chance. If we swim in a river where crocodiles live, we are taking a chance. If we visit the desert or climb a mountain or enter a swamp where snakes have managed to survive, we are taking a chance.”