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Wilderness Quotes by William O. Douglas
- I realized that Eastern thought had somewhat more compassion for all living things. Man was a form of life that in another reincarnation might possibly…
- The Arctic has a call that is compelling. The distant mountains [of the Brooks Range in Alaska] make one want to go on and on…
- 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…
- Only when there is a wilderness can man harmonize his inner being with the wavelengths of the earth. When the earth, its products, its creatures,…
- The thrill of tramping alone and unafraid through a wilderness of lakes, creeks, alpine meadows, and glaciers is not known to many. A civilization can…
More Wilderness Quotes
- I grew up in the north woods of Canada. You had to know certain things about survival. Wilderness survival courses weren't very… — Margaret Atwood
- Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit. — Edward Abbey
- The idea of wilderness needs no defense, it only needs defenders. — Edward Abbey
- It's not like Alaska isn't wilderness - it mostly is. But most Alaskans don't live in the wild. They live on the… — Tom Bodett
- My ancestors wandered lost in the wilderness for forty years because even in biblical times, men would not stop to ask for… — Elayne Boosler
- You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you'll discover will be… — Alan Alda
- To seek the timeless way we must first know the quality without a name. There is a central quality which is the… — Christopher Alexander
- I took four years off after 'In the Cut' because I wanted to see who I'd be without work. I even tried… — Jane Campion
- Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries. — Jimmy Carter
- Of Planets, struggling fierce towards heaven's free wilderness. — Percy Bysshe Shelley
- We need the tonic of the wilderness, to wade sometimes in the marsh where the bitten and the meadow hen lurk, and… — Henry David Thoreau
- The church that is not jealously protected by mighty intercession and sacrificial labors will before long become the abode of every evil… — Aiden Wilson Tozer