“Don’t think it is enough to attend meetings and sit there like a lump…. It is better to address envelopes than to attend foolish meetings. It is better to study than act too quickly; but it is best to be… — Marjory Stoneman Douglas Copy Share
The miracle of light pours over the green and brown expanse of saw grass and of water, shining and slowly moving, the grass and… — Marjory Stoneman Douglas Copy Share Image
It is a woman's business to be interested in the environment. It's an extended form of housekeeping. — Marjory Stoneman Douglas Copy Share Image
The wealth of south Florida, but even more important, the meaning and significance of south Florida lies in the black muck of the Everglades… — Marjory Stoneman Douglas Copy Share Image
Child welfare ought really to cover all sorts of topics, such as better water and sanitation and good roads, and clean streets and public… — Marjory Stoneman Douglas Copy Share Image
There must be progress, certainly. But we must ask ourselves what kind of progress we want, and what price we want to pay for… — Marjory Stoneman Douglas Copy Share Image
I take advantage of every thing I can - age, hair, disability - because my cause is just. — Marjory Stoneman Douglas Copy Share Image
I feel greatly at fault in not having made a loud public protest about Belle Glade before this. — Marjory Stoneman Douglas Copy Share Image
The problem of the environment is the extension of good housekeeping of the thinking woman. — Marjory Stoneman Douglas Copy Share Image
There are no other Everglades in the world. They are, they have always been, one of the unique regions of the earth; remote, never… — Marjory Stoneman Douglas Copy Share Image
It's a little bit late in the day for men to object that women are getting outside their proper sphere. — Marjory Stoneman Douglas Copy Share Image
“Don’t think it is enough to attend meetings and sit there like a lump…. It is better to address envelopes than to attend foolish meetings. It is better to study than act too quickly; but it is best to be ready to act intelligently when the appropriate opportunity arises… Speak up. Learn to talk clearly and forcefully in public. Speak… — Marjory Stoneman Douglas Copy Share
Whoever wants me to talk, I'll come over and tell them about the necessity of preserving the Everglades. — Marjory Stoneman Douglas Copy Share Image
