If we continue to address the issue of the environment where we live as though we're the only species that lives here, we'll create a disaster for ourselves

The ultimate test of a man's conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard.

The most important environmental issue is one that is rarely mentioned, and that is the lack of a conservation ethic in our culture.

The fate of the living planet is the most important issue facing mankind.

Loads of chemicals and hazardous wastes have been introduced into the atmosphere that didn't even exist in 1948. The environmental condition of the planet is far worse than it was 42 years ago.

Our air, water, soil, forests, oceans, rivers, lakes, scenic beauty, wildlife habitat, minerals, that is the wealth of the country.

There is a great need for the introduction of new values in our society, where bigger is not necessarily better, where slower can be faster, and where less can be more.

Every person has the inalienable right to a decent environment.

We must realize that we're all part of a web of life around the world. Anytime you extinguish a species, the consequences are serious.

We're going to have to do a whole lot more, and give nature at least a chance to repair some of the damage we've done.

Dr. S. Dillon Ripley, secretary of the Smithsonian Institute, believes that in 25 years, somewhere between 75 and 80 percent of all the species of living animals will be extinct.

If your actions don't live up to your words, you have nothing to say.

Disappointment can drive us, or it can defeat us.

Modernism released us from the constraints of everything that had gone before with a euphoric sense of freedom.

We are who people think we are.

Galleries began growing in both number and size in the late seventies, when artists who worked in lofts wanted to exhibit their work in spaces similar to the ones the art was made in.

I think what I do is find a cliché and try to believe in it, try to get to where I don't laugh at it.

You politicians remain professional because the voters remain amateur.

He (Gorton) is not fit to hold the great office of Prime Minister.

Trust comes only with genuine effort, never with a lick and a promise.

People talk about the pain of grief, but I don't know what they mean. To me, grief is a devastating numbness, every sensation dulled.