Country Quote by Bruce Babbitt

...we must strike a balance so that the protection of our irreplaceable heritage becomes as important as its use. The price of economic growth…

— Richard M. Nixon

We've got to step up our conservation efforts before it's too late. We're not protecting our lands and natural resources. Take the Grand Canyon…

— Pat Paulsen

We cannot sustain long-term growth in our economies if we do not protect and preserve our environment.

— Jose Angel Gurria

If we don't preserve our natural heritage, and put back what we take out, these attractions won't be worth visiting

— John Drake Robinson

Even the wealth of the U.S. cannot protect against the levels of environmental destruction that we are unleashing.

— Johan Rockstrom

I strongly believe that it's possible to conserve our heritage while making more healthful choices.

— Marcela Valladolid

If we don't preserve the natural resources, you aren't going to have a sustainable society. This is not something for Chez Panisse and the…

— Alice Waters

The real wealth of the Nation lies in the resources of the earth soil, water, forests, minerals, and wildlife. To utilize them for present…

— Rachel Carson

Conservation is not without its critics and opposition. There are a lot of special interests that don't want to see land set aside.

— Douglas Tompkins

The most unhappy thing about conservation is that it is never permanent. Save a priceless woodland or an irreplaceable mountain today, and tomorrow it…

— Hal Borland

It can be rebuilt if other countries with selfish interests will not meddle, as has been done in the past.

— Bulent Ecevit

This country, and the West Coast, especially, is bad at preserving any cultural legacy.

— Esa-Pekka Salonen