"The most important environmental issue is one that……" — Gaylord Nelson
"The most important environmental issue is one that is rarely mentioned, and that is the lack of a conservation ethic in our culture."
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28 Quotes by Gaylord Nelson
Gaylord Nelson has 28 quotes on this site.
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The bigger the population gets, the more serious the problems become... We have to address the population issue. The United…
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As far as I know, most organizations are avoiding population issues because they're politically frightened by the charge that comes…
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All nations are degrading and consuming their environment to a point beyond capacity. In the past 15 years in the…
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The ultimate test of a man's conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words…
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The fate of the living planet is the most important issue facing mankind.
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There is a great need for the introduction of new values in our society, where bigger is not necessarily better,…
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The wealth of the nation is its air, water, soil, forests, minerals, rivers, lakes, oceans, scenic beauty, wildlife habitats and…
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Our goal is not just an environment of clean air and water and scenic beauty. The objective is an environment…
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There is no domestic issue more important to America in the long run than the conservation and proper use of…
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Reaching a general understanding that sustainability is the ultimate issue will finally bring us face-to-face with the political challenge of…
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We're going to have to do a whole lot more, and give nature at least a chance to repair some…
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All economic activity is dependent upon that environment and its underlying resource base of forests, water, air, soil, and minerals.…
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More Conservation Quotes
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one of 287 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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People are not going to care about animal conservation unless they think that animals are worthwhile.
— David Attenborough
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The only way to save a rhinoceros is to save the environment in which it lives, because there's a mutual…
— David Attenborough
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Steve Irwin did wonderful conservation work but I was uncomfortable about some of his stunts. Even if animals aren't aware…
— David Attenborough
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I'm also working closely with a group called the Amazon Conservation Team, helping with the rainforest in South America.
— Jeff Bridges
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A State without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation.
— Edmund Burke
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I feel that my role as a former president is probably superior to that of other presidents. Primarily because of…
— Jimmy Carter
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Conservation may be a sign of personal virtue, but it is not a sufficient basis for a sound, comprehensive energy…
— Dick Cheney
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The typical nature photograph shows a butterfly on a pretty flower. The conservation photograph shows the same thing, but with…
— Joel Sartore
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I said that the oceans were sick but they're not going to die. There is no death possible in the…
— Jacques Yves Cousteau
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I hope for your help to explore and protect the wild ocean in ways that will restore the health and,…
— Sylvia Earle
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Many of us ask what can I, as one person, do, but history shows us that everything good and bad…
— Sylvia Earle
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Our past, our present, and whatever remains of our future, absolutely depend on what we do now.
— Sylvia Earle
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