I had no more conception of what it meant to be a forester than the man in the moon…But at least a forester worked in the woods and with the woods - and I loved the woods and everything about… — Gifford Pinchot Copy Share Image
The purpose of conservation: The greatest good to the greatest number of people for the longest time. — Gifford Pinchot Copy Share Image
I ran into the gigantic and gigantically wasteful lumbering of great Sequoias, many of whose trunks were so huge they had to be blown… — Gifford Pinchot Copy Share Image
I have been governor every now and then, but I am a forester all the time. — Gifford Pinchot Copy Share Image
It is a greater thing to be a good citizen than to be a good Republican or a good Democrat, — Gifford Pinchot Copy Share Image
In the old world that is passing, in the new world that is coming, national efficiency has been and will be a controlling factor… — Gifford Pinchot Copy Share Image
The goal of coaching is not in fixing what is broken, but in discovering new talents and new ways to use old talents that… — Gifford Pinchot Copy Share Image
Conservation means the wise use of the earth and its resources for the lasting good of men — Gifford Pinchot Copy Share Image
World-wide practice of Conservation and the fair and continued access by all nations to the resources they need are the two indispensable foundations of… — Gifford Pinchot Copy Share Image
The American Colossus was fiercely intent on appropriating and exploiting the riches of all continents - grasping with both hands, reaping where he had… — Gifford Pinchot Copy Share Image
