"The miracle of light pours over the green and……" — Marjory Stoneman Douglas
"The miracle of light pours over the green and brown expanse of saw grass and of water, shining and slowly moving, the grass and water that is the meaning and the central fact of the Everglades. It is a river of grass."
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Marjory Stoneman Douglas
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29 Quotes by Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Marjory Stoneman Douglas has 29 quotes on this site.
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Life should be lived so vividly and so intensely that thoughts of another life, or of a longer life, are…
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The problem of the environment is the extension of good housekeeping of the thinking woman.
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Since 1972, Ive been going around making speeches on the Everglades. No matter how poor my eyes are, I can…
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All we need, really, is a change from a near frigid to a tropical attitude of mind.
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I take advantage of every thing I can - age, hair, disability - because my cause is just.
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I'll talk about the Everglades at the drop of a hat.
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No one is satisfied with their life's work.
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No matter how poor my eyes are I can still talk.
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It's a little bit late in the day for men to object that women are getting outside their proper sphere.
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Since 1972, I've been going around making speeches on the Everglades.
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The Everglades is a test. If we pass it, we may get to keep the planet.
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There are no other Everglades in the world.
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