Environment Quotes

3400 Environment quotes by 2126 unique authors

I feel most emphatically that we should not turn into shingles a tree which was old when the first Egyptian conqueror penetrated to the valley… — Theodore Roosevelt
The most alarming of all man's assaults upon the environment is the contamination of air, earth, rivers, and sea with dangerous and even lethal materials. — Rachel Carson
The lasting pleasures of contact with the natural world are not reserved for scientists but are available to anyone who will place himself under the… — Rachel Carson
For most of the wild things on earth, the future must depend on the conscience of mankind. — Archie Carr
I have long believed that the only way peace can be achieved is through world government. — Jawaharlal Nehru
Nothing comes free. Nothing. Not even good, especially not good. — Lyndon B. Johnson
The civilized people of today look back with horror at their medieval ancestors who wantonly destroyed great works of art or sat slothfully by while… — Theodore Roosevelt
Wild beasts and birds are by right not the property merely of the people today, but the property of the unborn generations, whose belongings we… — Theodore Roosevelt
Local conservation programs can help our communities shape thoughtful growth. — Will Rogers
How could intelligent beings seek to control a few unwanted species by a method that contaminated the entire environment and brought the threat of disease… — Rachel Carson
Only yesterday mankind lived in fear of the scourges of smallpox, cholera and plague that once swept nations before them. Now our major concern is… — Rachel Carson
In the last few decades entire new categories of waste have come to plague and menace the American scene. Pollution is growing at a rapid… — Lyndon B. Johnson
It gave a tremendous level of self-confidence, that through exploration and learning one could understand seemingly very complex things in one's environment. — Steve Jobs
I became a writer in spite of my environments. — Robert E. Howard
But the idea of a man making his living by writing seemed, in that hardy environment, so fantastic that even today I am sometimes myself… — Robert E. Howard
It seems to me that many writers, by virtue of environments of culture, art and education, slip into writing because of their environments. — Robert E. Howard
Architecture is a art when one consciously or unconsciously creates aesthetic emotion in the atmosphere and when this environment produces well being. — Luis Barragan
Quality of life is the sum total of the fairness of our tax structure; the caliber of our homes; the cleanliness of our air and… — Tom McCall
If the salmon and steelhead are running, then as far as I am concerned, God knows that all is well in His worldthe health of… — Tom McCall
I don't agree with you in saying that in all human minds there is poetry. Man as he came from the hand of his Maker… — John Muir
When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe. One fancies a heart like our… — John Muir
Heredity is nothing but stored environment. — Luther Burbank
We have come tardily to the tremendous task of cleaning up our environment. We should have moved with similar zeal at least a decade ago.… — Gerald R. Ford
There are some, I know, who see beautification as a frill, as an extra, or as something that is luxurious enough to postpone. Well, they… — Lyndon B. Johnson
I've been told that certain species of fish will grow according to the size of their environment. Put them in a tiny aquarium, and they… — John C. Maxwell

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