Quotes for All
To the lost man, to the pioneer penetrating a new country, to the naturalist who wishes to see the wild land at its wildest, the advice is always the same – follow a river. The river is the original forest highway. It is nature’s own Wilderness Road. Edwin Way Teale
I see an America whose rivers and valleys and lakes hills and streams and plains the mountains over our land and nature’s wealth deep under the earth are protected as the rightful heritage of all the people. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Rain is a blessing when it falls gently on parched fields, turning the earth green, causing the birds to sing. Donald Worster
We must begin thinking like a river if we are to leave a legacy of beauty and life for future generations. David R. Brower
Water is H2O, hydrogen two parts, oxygen one, but there is also a third thing, that makes it water and nobody knows what that is. D. H. Lawrence
Rivers run through our history and folklore, and link us as a people. They nourish and refresh us and provide a home for dazzling varieties of fish and wildlife and trees and plants of every sort. We are a nation rich in rivers. Charles Kuralt
Rivers run through our history and folklore, and link us as a people…. We are a nation rich in rivers. Charles Kuralt
I started out thinking of America as highways and state lines. As I got to know it better, I began to think of it as rivers. Charles Kuralt
Anything else you’re interested in is not going to happen if you can’t breathe the air and drink the water. Don’t sit this one out. Do something. You are by accident of fate alive at an absolutely critical moment in the history of our planet. Carl Sagan
Clean water is not an expenditure of Federal funds; clean water is an investment in the future of our country. Bud Shuster