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Conservation Quotes by Henry David Thoreau
- As in many countries precious metals belong to the crown, so here more precious natural objects of rare beauty should belong to the public.
- I fear that he who walks over these fields a century hence will not know the pleasure of knocking off wild apples. Ah, poor man,…
- Most men, it seems to me, do not care for Nature and would sell their share in all her beauty, as long as they may…
- It is a thorough process, this war with the wilderness - breaking nature, taming the soil. feeding it on oats. The civilized man regards the…
- Why should not we, who have renounced the king's authority, have our national preserves, where no villages need be destroyed, in which the bear and…
- The very willow-rows lopped every three years for fuel or powder, - and every sizable pine and oak, or other forest tree, cut down within…
- It would be worth the while if in each town there were a committee appointed to see that the beauty of the town received no…
More Conservation Quotes
- People are not going to care about animal conservation unless they think that animals are worthwhile. — David Attenborough
- The only way to save a rhinoceros is to save the environment in which it lives, because there's a mutual dependency between… — David Attenborough
- Steve Irwin did wonderful conservation work but I was uncomfortable about some of his stunts. Even if animals aren't aware that you… — David Attenborough
- I'm also working closely with a group called the Amazon Conservation Team, helping with the rainforest in South America. — Jeff Bridges
- A State without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation. — Edmund Burke
- I feel that my role as a former president is probably superior to that of other presidents. Primarily because of the activism… — Jimmy Carter
- Conservation may be a sign of personal virtue, but it is not a sufficient basis for a sound, comprehensive energy policy. — Dick Cheney
- The typical nature photograph shows a butterfly on a pretty flower. The conservation photograph shows the same thing, but with a bulldozer… — Joel Sartore
- I said that the oceans were sick but they're not going to die. There is no death possible in the oceans -… — Jacques Yves Cousteau
- I hope for your help to explore and protect the wild ocean in ways that will restore the health and, in so… — Sylvia Earle
- Many of us ask what can I, as one person, do, but history shows us that everything good and bad starts because… — Sylvia Earle
- Our past, our present, and whatever remains of our future, absolutely depend on what we do now. — Sylvia Earle