You have to stand up for some things in this world.

There is always the need to carry on.

There are no other Everglades in the world.

There are no other Everglades in the world. They are, they have always been, one of the unique regions of the earth; remote, never wholly known. Nothing anywhere else is like them.

All we need, really, is a change from a near frigid to a tropical attitude of mind.

Life should be lived so vividly and so intensely that thoughts of another life, or of a longer life, are not necessary.

Child welfare ought really to cover all sorts of topics, such as better water and sanitation and good roads, and clean streets and public parks and playgrounds.

The Everglades is a test. If we pass it, we may get to keep the planet.

I'll talk about the Everglades at the drop of a hat.

Whoever wants me to talk, I'll come over and tell them about the necessity of preserving the Everglades.

No matter how poor my eyes are I can still talk.

Every day you say something or do something that challenges me, changes me.

By dint of saying that I'm not alive, I accept the fact that people cease to regard me.

There were so many outstanding women in scripture that were leaders. And, you know, the organized church sometimes puts boundaries on us that the Bible doesn't.

Renewable energy is far more labor-intensive than fossil fuel production.

There are some temptations which are so strong that they must be virtues.

There are worse things you can do to the people you love than kill them. The regular way is just to watch the world do it. Just read the newspaper.

Let's clear one thing up: Introverts do not hate small talk because we dislike people. We hate small talk because we hate the barrier it creates between people.

The rich mind lies in the sun and sleeps, and is Nature.

I wouldn't say that I'm overly religious, but I have a pretty good relationship with my spiritual being.

If you're first, no one will ever remember. If you're wrong, no one will ever forget.