The quicker we humans learn that saving open space and wildlife is critical to our welfare and quality of life, maybe we'll start thinking of doing something about it.

Somali is turning into a desert. Rwanda, you can hardly find a place to plant a potato, it's so crowded.

The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans.

My father being an outdoors person, he used to take us on quite a few adventures thorugh the wild areas down there, introducing us to alligators and rattlesnakes and all the trees and plants.

The most powerful argument of all for saving open space is economics; in most states, tourism is the number two industry.

How we treat the earth basically effects our social welfare and our national security.

I don't think we're going to save anything if we go around talking about saving plants and animals only; we've got to translate that into what's in it for us.

Preserving a river or a creek can bring a lot of revenue.

I'm a little different from all those conservation types.

According to Johnny Carson, I was the guy who Marlon sent out to do all the dirty work.

I always said it was to be dumb enough to do what Marlon Perkins said to do.

The more refined and subtle our minds, the more vulnerable they are.

Straight people have it so much easier. They don’t understand. They can’t. There’s no such thing as openly straight.

The political face of Europe is one that has said very clearly that it wants cooperation and friendship with the United States.

A congregational prayer is a means for establishing essential human unity though common worship.

You are embarking on the greatest adventure of your life - to improve your self-image, to create more meaning in your life and in the lives of others. This is your responsibility.

It's so easy to get caught up in your own self-doubt when you're writing. It can be so easy to tell yourself, "Who am I kidding?"

When both a speaker and an audience are confused, the speech is profound.

The typical modern has the look of the hunted.

The nine inches right here; set it straight and you can beat anybody in the world.

If I have a love-hate relationship with Martinsville, then we're missing the love part of the equation.