Inspirational Quotes by Richard Louv

“She was one of those exceptional children who do still spend time outside, in solitude. In her case nature represented beauty - and refuge.…

— Richard Louv

Children need nature for the healthy development of their senses, and therefore, for learning and creativity.

— Richard Louv

As the young spend less of their lives in natural surroundings, their senses narrow, physiologically and psychologically and this reduces the richness of human…

— Richard Louv

A natural environment is far more complex than any playing field.

— Richard Louv

Green exercise improves psychological health.

— Richard Louv

No other youth group like the Scouts has trained so many future leaders while at the same time being a nature organization with its…

— Richard Louv

In medieval times, if someone displayed the symptoms we now identify as boredom, that person was thought to be committing something called acedia, a…

— Richard Louv

Rather than accepting the drifting separation of the generations, we might begin to define a more complex and interesting set of life stages and…

— Richard Louv

This seems clear enough: When truly present in nature, we do use all our senses at the same time, which is the optimum state…

— Richard Louv

Nature is one of the best antidotes to fear.

— Richard Louv

Reconnection to the natural world is fundamental to human health, well-being, spirit, and survival.

— Richard Louv

“Most scientists who study human perception no longer assume that we have five senses: taste, touch, smell, sight, and hearing. The current number ranges…

— Richard Louv

Nature is often overlooked as a healing balm for the emotional hardships in a child's life. You'll likely never see a slick commercial for…

— Richard Louv

In nature, a child finds freedom, fantasy, and privacy: a place distant from the adult world, a separate peace.

— Richard Louv

Something else was different when we were young: our parents were outdoors. I’m not saying they were joining health clubs and things of that…

— Richard Louv