“Every person has a right to risk their own life for the preservation of it.” — Jean Jacques Rousseau Copy Share Image
The only [child welfare] systems that succeed emphasize family preservation. — Richard Wexler Copy Share Image
The recognition, the diagnosis, and the preservation of psychopathic individuals account for the apparent increase of neurotics in civilized communities. — Boris Sidis Copy Share Image
“Libraries are as the shrine where all the relics of the ancient saints, full of true virtue, and that without delusion or… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
These auspicious aspects, which the astrologers subsequently interpreted for me, may have been the causes of my preservation. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
Not that I don't appreciate the rescue," Holt said. "But I'm forced to ask, in the interest of self-preservation ... exactly how… — Rachel Vincent Copy Share Image
“We take too much of our heritage for granted. Harriman State Park is not Mt. Vernon. Nor is it Yosemite. But heritage… — Mary E. Reed Copy Share Image
Unless you are completely retired, earning money is the best form of wealth preservation. — Felix Dennis Copy Share Image
Never forget that the nurturing and preservation of your own muse is job one. Lose it and you may be losing a… — Robert Genn Copy Share Image
I think the preservation of orchestras and what they do is worth expending all the ways there are to reach out to… — David Ogden Stiers Copy Share Image
The danger of Iran is if you listen to what the Ayatollah is saying, to what the Mullahs are saying, rational self-preservation… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
In terms of wilderness preservation, Alaska is the last frontier. This time, given one great final chance, let us strive to do… — Mo Udall Copy Share Image
The preservation of biodiversity is not just a job for governments. International and non-governmental organisations, the private sector and each and every… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
If we could survive without a wife, citizens of Rome, all of us would do without that nuisance; but since nature has… — Augustus Copy Share Image
It is not our frowning battlements...or the strength our gallant and disciplined army? These are not our reliance against a resumption of… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
We habitually engage in meddling with nature. Until this century most of this meddling was good. Witness the preservation of the European… — Lewis Thomas Copy Share Image
There is something almost sacred about a great library because it represents the preservation of the wisdom, the learning, and the pondering… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
What I did was sit down with the Washington State officials, with the historic preservation people, with the tribe, the local community,… — Norm Dicks Copy Share Image
As the people of the United States enjoy the great merit of having established a system of Government on the basis of… — James Madison Copy Share Image
“Only within the 20th Century has biological thought been focused on ecology, or the relation of the living creature to its environment.… — Rachel Carson Copy Share Image
The utilitarian behaves sensibly in all that is required for preservation but never takes account of the fact that he must die...… — Allan Bloom Copy Share Image
Don't you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct. Instinct is a lifesaver for sharks and entrepreneurs alike. Most people can… — Barbara Corcoran Copy Share Image
“[Traveling] makes you realize what an immeasurably nice place much of America could be if only people possessed the same instinct for… — Bill Bryson Copy Share Image
Stain not the glory of your worthy ancestors, but like them resolve never to part with your birthright; be wise in your… — Joseph Warren Copy Share Image
The primary purpose of the Legislature in establishing "Arbor Day," was to develop and stimulate in the children of the Commonwealth a… — Andrew S. Draper Copy Share Image
The spectacle of what is called religion, or at any rate organised religion, in India and elsewhere, has filled me with horror… — Jawaharlal Nehru Copy Share Image
“The world rushed in a circle and turned on its axis and time was busy burning the years and the people anyway,… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
The power that keeps cities of men together Is noble preservation of law. — Euripides Copy Share Image
When I see beautiful clothes, I want to keep them, preserve them... Clothes, like architecture and art, reflect an era. — Azzedine Alaia Copy Share Image
The beginning of knowledge is the intention, then listening, then understanding, then action, then preservation, and then spreading it. — Abdullah ibn Mubarak Copy Share Image
When you think of pristine preservation of America, you immediately think of Tulsa and Oklahoma. — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
“I worry that if we don’t act quickly, the delicate balance of nature will be lost.” — Suman Pokhrel Copy Share Image
Writing is the thing that sustains me and keeps me going. It is a form of self-preservation for me. — Bei Dao Copy Share Image
Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare. — Audre Lorde Copy Share Image