Changed Quote by Theodore Roosevelt

It's vital that we be good stewards of our waterways - including protecting them from potentially devastating disasters that can't be undone.

— John E. James

In a country where nature has been so lavish and where we have been so spendthrift of indigenous beauty, to set aside a few…

— Frank Church

The prohibition amendment to the Constitution requires the Congress. and the President to provide adequate laws to prevent its violation. It is my duty…

— Calvin Coolidge

We have been quick to assume rights to use water but slow to recognize obligations to preserve and protect it... In short, we need…

— Sandra Postel

We have to address the issues which prevent clean cities, clean rivers, regular, uninterrupted supply of essentials like water and electricity.

— Narendra Modi

They've got to tell us what is necessary to ensure the future health of the river system.

— John Anderson

In a troubled state we must do as in foul weather upon a river, not think to cut directly through, for the boat may…

— John Selden

Water security is not just for domestic policies. International co-operation is crucial to sustainably manage trans-boundary water bodies and river basins.

— Jose Angel Gurria

Pervasive depletion and overuse of water supplies, the high capital cost of new large water projects, rising pumping costs and worsening ecological damage call…

— Sandra Postel

Today's water institutions-the policies and laws, government agencies and planning and engineering practices that shape patterns of water use-are steeped in a supply-side management…

— Sandra Postel

We must be good stewards of our water resources and ensure they are available for generations to come.

— John E. James

Nature is filled with tendencies and obstructions. Extremes beget limitations, even as a river by its own swiftness creates obstructions for itself.

— Robert Green Ingersoll