Earth day Quote by Henry David Thoreau

In wildness is the preservation of the world.

— Henry David Thoreau

Many, and some of the most pressing, of our terrestrial problems can be solved only by going into space. Long before it was a…

— Arthur C. Clarke

Wildness is not just the "preservation of the world," it is the world

— Gary Snyder

“Wildness is the preservation of the World.”

— Henry David Thoreau

“it will be objected that a constantly increasing population makes resistance and conservation a hopeless battle. this is true. unless a way is found…

— Edward Abbey

While cares will drop off like autumn leaves.

— John Muir

If the national park is, as Lord Bryce suggested, the best idea America has ever had, wilderness preservation is the highest refinement of that…

— Wallace Stegner

“...William Stegner...coined the term 'the geography of hope,' countering the argument that wilderness preservation served elites with the assertion that wilderness could be a…

— Rebecca Solnit

In terms of wilderness preservation, Alaska is the last frontier. This time, given one great final chance, let us strive to do it right.…

— Mo Udall

Earth Day is the first holy day which transcends all national borders, yet preserves all geographical integrities, spans mountains and oceans and time belts,…

— Margaret Mead

What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?

— Henry David Thoreau

Live in each season as it passes: breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit.

— Henry David Thoreau