"There must be progress, certainly. But we must……" — Marjory Stoneman Douglas
"There must be progress, certainly. But we must ask ourselves what kind of progress we want, and what price we want to pay for it. If, in the name of progress, we want to destroy everything beautiful in our world, and contaminate the air we breathe, and the water we drink, then we are in trouble."
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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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