Elizabeth Rothra's excellent biography of Charles Torrey Simpson restates his philosophies about the intrinsic value of natural ecosystems like the Everglades. No one knew better than he the history of the plants and animals of South Florida or conveyed it… — Marjory Stoneman Douglas Copy Share Image
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… — Marjory Stoneman Douglas Copy Share Image
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
