David Brower

"In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future, and bonds to each other."

"The gross national product does not allow for the health of our children, the quality of their education or the joy of their play."

"A true conservationist is a user, not a preservationist."

"The earth we abuse and the living things we kill will, in the end, take their revenge; for in exploiting their presence we are diminishing our future."

"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children."

"Redwoods are the temples of nature, and let us behave ourselves accordingly."

"In God's wildness lies the hope of the world."

"The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness."

"One final paragraph of advice: do not burn yourselves out. Be as I am - a reluctant enthusiast, a part-time crusader."

"All the waste that we can make today is far less than the waste that will be made by future generations if we don't preserve the wildness."

"If we cannot win for wilderness, we will lose it."

"The mountains are calling and I must go."

"There is a stark difference between preservation and conservation."

"When we attempt to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe."

"The fight for conservation is a constant struggle against forces that fundamentally do not want it to succeed."

"We must have the courage of our convictions."

"Nature always wears the colors of the spirit."

"Sustainability is not a destination, it is a direction."

"The challenge of conservation is to preserve the future."

"Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit."

"In the final analysis, we will conserve only what we love, we will love only what we understand, and we will understand only what we are taught."

"The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea."

"We face a choice: we can shape the future, or we can let it shape us."

"Nothing endures but change."

"The idea of wilderness needs no defense, it only needs defenders."

"Parks are the best idea we ever had."

"The most spiritual place I know is the wilderness."

"We inherit the earth from our ancestors and must pass it on to our children."

"Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land."

"The balance sheet of nature is always balanced."