Alaska Quote by William O. Douglas

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

It's not like Alaska isn't wilderness - it mostly is. But most Alaskans don't live in the wild. They live on the edge of…

— Tom Bodett

Alaska is so unblemished. It really gives you a good look back at what the earth looks like without a lot human beings crawling…

— Alan Robertson

To the lover of wilderness, Alaska is one of the most wonderful countries in the world.

— John Muir

There is no wilderness. There is only our inability to fill the emptiness in which we live ...

— Octavian Paler

For we need this thing wilderness far more than it needs us. Civilizations (like glaciers) come and go, but the mountain and its forest…

— Benton MacKaye

Wilderness is a temporary condition through which we are passing to the Promised Land.

— Cotton Mather

The most distinctive, and perhaps the most impressive, characteristic of American scenery is its wilderness.

— John Muir

“It is rugged, rustic country that lays claim to some of the most scenic and awe-inspiring sights in all of North America. While not…

— E.R. White Jr

In wilderness is the preservation of the world.

— Henry David Thoreau

Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out going to the mountains is going home; that wilderness is a necessity...

— John Muir

Wilderness is an anchor to windward. Knowing it is there, we can also know that we are still a rich nation, tending our resources…

— Clinton Presba Anderson