Conservation Quotes

287 quotes by 189 authors

Nature clasps all her creatures in a universal embrace; there is not one of them which she has not plainly furnished with all means necessary… — Michel de Montaigne
Without water, our planet would be one of the billions of lifeless rocks floating endlessly in the vastness of the inky-black void. — Fabien Cousteau
The law of the conservation of energy is already known, viz. that the sum of the actual and potential energies in the universe is unchangeable. — William John Macquorn Rankine
Energy conservation is the foundation of energy independence. — Tom Allen
Under the rule of the "free market" ideology, we have gone through two decades of an energy crisis without an effective energy policy. Because of… — Wendell Berry
Because we are now running out of gas and oil, we must prepare quickly for a third change, to strict conservation and to the use… — Jimmy Carter
Mostly, I spend my time being a mother to my two children, working in my organic garden, raising masses of sweet peas, being passionately involved… — Blythe Danner
For a modern ruler the laws of conservation and transformation of energy, when the vivifing stream takes its source, the ways it wends its course… — Frederick Soddy
Life should be built on the conservation of energy. — Herbert M. Shelton
Here are the facts we confront. No one is against conservation. No one is against alternative fuel sources. — J D Hayworth
We'd find more energy in the attics of American homes (through energy conservation measures) than in all the oil buried in Alaska. — Amory Lovins
The law of conservation of energy tells us we can't get something for nothing, but we refuse to believe it. — Isaac Asimov
The biggest gains, in terms of decreasing the country's energy bill, the amount of carbon dioxide we put into the atmosphere, and our dependency on… — Steven Chu
You cannot begin to preserve any species of animal unless you preserve the habitat in which it dwells. Disturb or destroy that habitat and you… — Gerald Durrell
Conservation is not just an ideal that we read about; it works. — Roger Tory Peterson
The conservation of nature, the proper care for the human environment and a general concern for the long-term future of the whole of our planet… — Prince Philip
Our national conservation effort must include the complete spectrum of resources: air, water, and land; fuels, energy, and minerals; soils, forests, and forage; fish and… — John F. Kennedy
The most unhappy thing about conservation is that it is never permanent. Save a priceless woodland or an irreplaceable mountain today, and tomorrow it is… — Hal Borland
Grassroots groups challenge the "business-as-usual" environmentalism that is generally practiced by the more privileged wildlife-and conservation-oriented groups. The focus of activists of color and their… — Robert D Bullard
Listing the polar bear under the Endangered Species Act could harm bear conservation efforts by eliminating revenues from the carefully-regulated sport hunting of polar bears… — Amy Ridenour

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