Wilderness Quotes

534 Wilderness quotes by 322 unique authors

But what is the way forward? I know what it isn't. It's not, as we once believed, plenty to eat and a home with all… — Laurence Gonzales
Today, we must realize that nature is revealed in the simplest meadow, wood lot, marsh, stream, or tidepool, as well as in the remote grandeur… — Ansel Adams
We can never have enough of nature. We must be refreshed by the sight of inexhaustible vigor, vast and titanic features, the sea-coast with its… — Henry David Thoreau
We should never, never be afraid or ashamed about dreams. The dreams won’t all come true; we won’t always make it; but where there is… — Tommy Douglas
We are raising a generation on the spiritual junk food of religious videos, movies, youth entertainment, and comic book paraphrases of the Bible. The Word… — Dave Hunt
Has the grim savage rushed again from the wilderness? Or does some fiend... twang her deadly arrows at our breast? No, none of these: it… — Joseph Warren
Men and women, inspired by faith in man's dignity, goaded by conviction in man's responsibility, labored that this land might be a better home for… — Dwight D. Eisenhower
The exquisite sight, sound, and smell of wilderness is many times more powerful if it is earned through physical achievement, if it comes at the… — Garrett Hardin
The word "wilderness" occurs approximately three hundred times in the Bible, and all its meanings are derogatory. — Rene Dubos
Many, and some of the most pressing, of our terrestrial problems can be solved only by going into space. Long before it was a vanishing… — Arthur C. Clarke
Italy is definitely where I feel most at home, or alternatively, living in total wilderness, in the bush in Australia. — Noah Taylor
As long as there are young men with the light of adventure in their eyes or a touch of wilderness in their souls, rapids will… — Sigurd F. Olson
The wilderness does not make you forget your normal life so much as it removes the distractions for proper remembering. — Jim Harrison
Has there ever been anything filthier on earth than the saints in the wilderness? Around them was not only the devil loose around them- but… — Friedrich Nietzsche
The interior deprives men of their senses. Here, the eerie stillness of the wilderness and the darkness of night render the men both deaf and… — Joseph Conrad
An important measure of our true commitment to environmental quality is our dedication to protecting the wilderness and its inhabitants. We must recognize their ecological… — Richard M. Nixon
The preservation of parks, wilderness, and wildlife has also aided liberty by keeping alive the 19th century sense of adventure and awe with which our… — Ronald Reagan
Certainly a wilderness area, a little portion of our planet left alone…will furnish us with a number of very important uses…If we are wise, we… — Olaus Murie
We need wilderness because we are wild animals. Everyone needs a place where he can go to go crazy in peace. For the terror, freedom,… — Edward Abbey
Love is more powerful, love gives life, love makes hope blossom in the wilderness. — Pope Francis
Between the head and feet of any given person is a billion miles of unexplored wilderness. — Gabrielle Roth
I dream of our vast deserts, of our forests, of all our great wildernesses. We must never forget that it is our duty to protect… — Nelson Mandela
In the wilderness is the salvation of the world. — Henry David Thoreau
As an artist you have to fight and survive the wilderness to keep your creative freedom. Creativity is very fragile. — Karel Appel
In wilderness I sense the miracle of life. — Charles Lindbergh

Who Wrote These Wilderness Quotes

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