Forest Quotes

858 Forest quotes by 594 unique authors

Before you rip off three feet of toilet paper, consider that each year 500,000 acres of virgin boreal forest in northern Alberta and Ontario are… — Alex Shoumatoff
Their elegant shape, showy colors, and slow, sailing mode of flight, make them very attractive objects, and their numbers are so great that they form… — Henry Walter Bates
When man ventures into the wilderness, climbs the ridges, and sleeps in the forest, he comes in close communion with his Creator. When man pits… — William O. Douglas
Once upon a time there was a crooked tree and a straight tree. And they grew next to each other. And every day the straight… — Tom Waits
Cities, in many ways, are the best repositories for a love affair. You are in a forest or a cornfield, you are walking by the… — Edna O'Brien
The Costa Rica experience shows that with dedicated resources, creative institutions, and a sound legal framework, deforestation can be reversed and forest cover expanded. — Unknown Author
Wandering in a vast forest at night, I have only a faint light to guide me. A stranger appears and says to me: 'My friend,… — Denis Diderot
It is up to us as lawmakers to provide the resources and streamlined processes that will enable our federal forest managers to become the best… — Greg Walden
Everything I need to know I learned in the forest — Vandana Shiva
Our democracy, our culture, our whole way of life is a spectacular triumph of the blah. Why not have a political convention without politics to… — P.J. O'Rourke
A forest of these trees is a spectacle too much for one man to see. — David Douglass
Find a day for yourself-better yet, late at night. Go to the forest or to the field, or lock yourself in a room ... You… — Nachman of Breslov
When I had journeyed half of our life's way, I found myself within a shadowed forest, for I had lost the path that does not… — Dante Alighieri
John Burroughs has stated that experimental study of animals in captivity is absolutely useless. Their character, their habits, their appetites undergo a complete transformation when… — Emma Goldman
Look at the animals roaming the forest: God’s spirit dwells within them. Look at the birds flying across the sky: God’s spirit dwells within them.… — Pelagius
I foresee the time when industry shall no longer denude the forests which require generations to mature, nor use up the mines which were ages… — Henry Ford
The rain forest has Sting. Now Siberia has Jack Dee. Someone had to draw the short straw. In this case it was the rain forest. — Jack Dee
This is the violet hour, the hour of hush and wonder, when the affectations glow and valor is reborn, when the shadows deepen along the… — Bernard DeVoto
Eastern Washington has experienced a number of deadly forest fires this season, and it is crucial that we have bipartisan legislation that will expedite the… — Cathy McMorris Rodgers
You are about to be told one more time that you are America's most valuable natural resource. Have you seen what they do to valuable… — Utah Phillips
There is nothing more beautiful in the world, enough to lose one's head. A sunset with a long nose, a starry sky that lies, a… — Roberto Benigni
Man would not be man if his dreams did not exceed his grasp... If I remember the sunflower forest it is because from its hidden… — Loren Eiseley
Chimpanzees have given me so much. The long hours spent with them in the forest have enriched my life beyond measure. What I have learned… — Jane Goodall
Decrying the mismanagement that led to the summer's catastrophic wildfires: The Clinton administration didn't cause these fires, but their policies have left the Forest Service… — Marc Racicot
Go to the winter woods: listen there, look, watch, and "the dead months" will give you a subtler secret than any you have yet found… — William Sharp

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