Interest Quote by Gifford Pinchot

“Where conflicting interests must be reconciled, the question shall always be answered from the standpoint of the greatest good of the greatest number in the long run.”

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Innovations never happen as planned.

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The purpose of conservation: The greatest good to the greatest number of people for the longest time.

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I ran into the gigantic and gigantically wasteful lumbering of great Sequoias, many of whose trunks were so huge they had to be blown…

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I have been governor every now and then, but I am a forester all the time.

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It is a greater thing to be a good citizen than to be a good Republican or a good Democrat,

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In the old world that is passing, in the new world that is coming, national efficiency has been and will be a controlling factor…

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The goal of coaching is not in fixing what is broken, but in discovering new talents and new ways to use old talents that…

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Innovation never happens as planned.

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Conservation means the wise use of the earth and its resources for the lasting good of men

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If you aren't getting flak, you aren't over the target.

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World-wide practice of Conservation and the fair and continued access by all nations to the resources they need are the two indispensable foundations of…

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The American Colossus was fiercely intent on appropriating and exploiting the riches of all continents - grasping with both hands, reaping where he had…

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