Everglades Quote by Marjory Stoneman Douglas

There are no other Everglades in the world. They are, they have always been, one of the unique regions of the earth; remote, never…

— Marjory Stoneman Douglas

“The story told in this chapter is one example: an attempt to rebuild the Everglades, the world’s largest saw-grass prairie, once a free-flowing wonder,…

— Steven Kotler

The miracle of light pours over the green and brown expanse of saw grass and of water, shining and slowly moving, the grass and…

— Marjory Stoneman Douglas

Elizabeth Rothra's excellent biography of Charles Torrey Simpson restates his philosophies about the intrinsic value of natural ecosystems like the Everglades. No one knew…

— Marjory Stoneman Douglas

The Everglades is a test. If we pass it, we may get to keep the planet.

— Marjory Stoneman Douglas

To be a friend of the Everglades is not necessarily to spend time wandering around out there.

— Marjory Stoneman Douglas

Since 1972, Ive been going around making speeches on the Everglades. No matter how poor my eyes are, I can still talk. Ill talk…

— Marjory Stoneman Douglas

Since 1972, I've been going around making speeches on the Everglades.

— Marjory Stoneman Douglas

Life should be lived so vividly and so intensely that thoughts of another life, or of a longer life, are not necessary.

— Marjory Stoneman Douglas

Whoever wants me to talk, I'll come over and tell them about the necessity of preserving the Everglades.

— Marjory Stoneman Douglas

The wealth of south Florida, but even more important, the meaning and significance of south Florida lies in the black muck of the Everglades…

— Marjory Stoneman Douglas

I'll talk about the Everglades at the drop of a hat.

— Marjory Stoneman Douglas

“We humans have a questionable track record in our dealings with the environment. Recent studies show that complete restoration of Florida’s Everglades could take…

— Tommy Rodriguez

“The Everglades are dying. Nearly half of their 4 million acres have been swallowed up by sprawl and sugarcane. Almost 70 plant and animal…

— Steven Kotler

It is a fact that scientists have deposited dye in certain lakes around Orlando and tracked the effluent to Florida Bay. There is a…

— Anonymous