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title: "1 Wilderness Place Quotes By David Douglas"
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> [The wilderness is a place of rest - not in the sense of being motionless, for the lure, after all, is to move, to round the next bend. The rest comes in the isolation from distractions, in the slowing of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-douglas/the-wilderness-is-a-place-of-rest-not-in-the-sense-of-being/)

[David Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-douglas/)

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## More by David Douglas

> [The wilderness is a place of rest - not in the sense of being motionless, for the lure, after all, is to move, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-douglas/the-wilderness-is-a-place-of-rest-not-in-the-sense-of-being/)

[David Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-douglas/)

> [I grew up as a cameraman, so it's much easier for me to shoot it myself. I work with an operator and a crew,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-douglas/i-grew-up-as-a-cameraman-so-it-s-much-easier-for-me-to-shoot-it/)

[David Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-douglas/)

> [When it's one animal, you really do have a tougher time because you've gotta commit to story structures that maybe are difficult to find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-douglas/when-it-s-one-animal-you-really-do-have-a-tougher-time-because-you-ve/)

[David Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-douglas/)

> [The joy of viewing land, the hope of in a few days ranging through the long wished-for spot and the pleasure of again resuming…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-douglas/the-joy-of-viewing-land-the-hope-of-in-a-few-days-ranging-through-the/)

[David Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-douglas/)

> [A forest of these trees is a spectacle too much for one man to see.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-douglas/a-forest-of-these-trees-is-a-spectacle-too-much-for-one-man-to-see/)

[David Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-douglas/)

> [Wilderness has been characterized as barren and unproductive; little can be grown in its sand and rock. But the crops of wilderness have always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-douglas/wilderness-has-been-characterized-as-barren-and-unproductive-little/)

[David Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-douglas/)

> [Have the models been successful in predicting anything? They, of course, predict substantial global warming. This is not surprising given the expressed belief of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-douglas/have-the-models-been-successful-in-predicting-anything-they-of-course/)

[David Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-douglas/)

> [It's so off the charts and off anybody's radar screen, that place. It might as well be another planet. Just try to find somebody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-douglas/it-s-so-off-the-charts-and-off-anybody-s-radar-screen-that-place-it/)

[David Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-douglas/)

> [I'm the most experienced cinematographer in this medium, so there's no point in having that extra conversation in the middle of the loop. You're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-douglas/i-m-the-most-experienced-cinematographer-in-this-medium-so-there-s-no/)

[David Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-douglas/)

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