Without natural resources life itself is impossible. From birth to death, natural resources, transformed for human use, feed, clothe, shelter, and transport us. Upon them we depend for every material necessity, comfort, convenience, and protection in our lives. Without abundant… — 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
