We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. ~Native American Proverb
The activist is not the man who says the river is dirty. The activist is the man who cleans up the river. ~Ross Perot
It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment. ~Ansel Adams
The old Lakota was wise. He knew that man's heart away from nature becomes hard; he knew that lack of respect for growing, living things soon led to lack of respect for humans too. ~Chief Luther Standing Bear
There is hope if people will begin to awaken that spiritual part of themselves, that heartfelt knowledge that we are caretakers of this planet. ~Brooke Medicine Eagle
A society is defined not only by what it creates, but by what it refuses to destroy."
— John Sawhill
former president and CEO of The Nature Conservancy
Only when the last tree has been cut down,
Only when the last river has been poisoned,
Only when the last fish has been caught,
Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten.
— Cree Indian Prophecy
"When the earth is sick and polluted, human health is impossible.... To heal ourselves we must heal our planet, and to heal our planet we must heal ourselves."
— Bobby McLeod (Koori activist, aboriginal)
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