National Quote by Douglas Tompkins Download Open image “Every single national park had some component of private philanthropy.” — Douglas Tompkins ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.9 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare National National park Park Philanthropy Single
National parks are the best expression of social equity that there is. It's like paying our rent for living on the planet. — Douglas Tompkins Copy Share Image
The influence of (the national parks) is far beyond what is usually esteemed or usually considered. It has a relation to efficiency -- the… — J. Horace McFarland Copy Share Image
Much corporate giving is charitable in nature rather than philanthropic. — David Rockefeller Copy Share Image
Philanthropy is almost the only virtue which is sufficiently appreciated by mankind. — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
The enjoyment of the choicest natural scenes in the country and the means of recreation connected with them is thus a monopoly, in a… — Frederick Law Olmsted Copy Share Image
Civilization in our time is driven by materialism and troubled by pollution, over-population, corruption, and violence. National parks can hardly be uncoupled from the… — Michael Frome Copy Share Image
The Trump Foundation is a private-family foundation. They give virtually every cent in the Trump Foundation to charitable causes. — Mike Pence Copy Share Image
Large-scale philanthropy, based in the private - not the public - sector, is a relatively recent historical development. — Peter Diamandis Copy Share Image
The national parks belong to everyone. To the people. To all of us. The government keeps saying so and maybe, in this one case… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
It doesn't seem to be worth wasting a lot of energy on attempting to rewrite the past. — Douglas Tompkins Copy Share Image
The byproduct of the main thrust to protect the biodiversity of a given place is that you get especially young people out to the… — Douglas Tompkins Copy Share Image
I tell myself to hurry up, that I have to do everything before death catches me. — Douglas Tompkins Copy Share Image
If you're not willing to take the political heat, then you shouldn't get into the game of land conservation, especially on a large scale. — Douglas Tompkins Copy Share Image
I don't have a cell phone because I know how horrible it is. Using your cell phone is like putting your head in a… — Douglas Tompkins Copy Share Image
Resource efficiency is the wrong metric. We should use nature as the measure, using nature's wisdom as a template for our economic systems. — Douglas Tompkins Copy Share Image
Despite my great disappointment in American foreign policy, I am very proud of the American tradition of wild land conservation. It is the best… — Douglas Tompkins Copy Share Image
For those of us (those that have the desire to explore the world unknown) that grew up going out into the wilds of the… — Douglas Tompkins Copy Share Image
Fashion is one of the most intellectually vacuous industries. We had to manufacture desires to get people to buy our products. We were selling… — Douglas Tompkins Copy Share Image
Once we establish an architectural style in each park, we stick with it religiously and comprehensively so that it comes out as a gestalt. — Douglas Tompkins Copy Share Image
I just realized at least what I was doing was making a lot of stuff that nobody needed and pushing a consumerist society. So… — Douglas Tompkins Copy Share Image
The World Cup was the biggest thing ever for the national team, but the Champions League is the biggest thing for clubs. — David Villa Copy Share Image
I really enjoy going to play for the national team and be with the guys. — Cedi Osman Copy Share Image
If you take away the predators in the prairies and the national parks, you suddenly have an explosion of elk, and then you have… — Peter Benchley Copy Share Image
I sang the National Anthem at Dodger Stadium - at a baseball game - which was crazy; there was, like, 60,000 people there, which… — Adam DeVine Copy Share Image
Not only is a healthy America a strong America - it's vital to our national defense. — John E. James Copy Share Image
The best shows succeed because they tap into a national conversation, — Damian Lewis Copy Share Image
Nick Saban's legacy is already cemented. He's won six national championships and seven if you include the one in LSU. — Mark Ingram II Copy Share Image
While not widely reported, our victories in Iraq are plentiful. National elections, a democratic parliament and the drafting of a constitution are just some… — Paul Gillmor Copy Share Image
The way I look at it is, cancer research is absolutely nonpartisan. Cancer is very democratic in the sense that it attacks people regardless… — David H. Koch Copy Share Image
It's with them that we have constituted a liberation front and brought our logistic support to armies to help their countries come out of… — Ahmed Ben Bella Copy Share Image
The coffers are full of money and equipment for the Ferguson Police and the Missouri National Guard to put down a potential uprising, but… — Jesse Jackson Copy Share Image
