David Brower

"In wilderness is the health of the world—and the health of the soul."

"We have the knowledge to change; we lack only the will."

"The loudest voice in the room is not always the wisest."

"To understand the Grand Canyon is to understand the passage of time itself."

"We are the first generation to knowingly destroy the world; we must be the last."

"The earth does not belong to us; we belong to the earth."

"Every stream is connected to every other; every action has consequence."

"Complacency is the enemy of conservation."

"The most radical thing you can do is tell the truth."

"Nature is the greatest teacher; we need only learn to listen."

"The price of anything is the life you exchange for it."

"We measure progress by the wrong metrics and wonder why we are unhappy."

"The wilderness is not a place; it is a state of being."

"If you do not know how to read the landscape, you cannot understand your home."

"The mountains are calling, and they are calling for justice."

"We must learn to love the earth as fiercely as we love our children."

"In the quiet of the wilderness, you will hear the truth about yourself."

"The most important fight is the one fought in the hearts of people."

"Photographs are powerful because they tell no lies, only truths we are unwilling to see."

"The future is not determined; it is chosen, moment by moment, action by action."

"We stand at a crossroads: the path of convenience or the path of conscience."

"Nature does not compromise; we must learn to work within its limits."

"The loss of wilderness is the loss of possibility."

"Every species has a story; every landscape has a voice."

"The measure of a civilization is how it treats the voiceless."

"We are not the owners of nature; we are merely its temporary stewards."

"Beauty preserved is wisdom passed down."

"The corporate machine grinds on, indifferent to the lives it crushes."

"In nature's economy, nothing is wasted; everything has value."

"The fight for the environment is a fight for the future, and the future has no vote."