"Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries." —Jimmy Carter
"The environment is where we all meet; where all have a mutual interest; it is the one thing all of us share." - Lady Bird Johnson
"We don’t own the planet Earth; we belong to it. And we must share it with our wildlife." —Steve Irwin
"The ultimate test of man's conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard." —Gaylord Nelson
"For in the true nature of things, if we rightly consider, every green tree is far more glorious than if it were made of gold and silver." —Martin Luther King Jr.
"The environment and the economy are really both two sides of the same coin. If we cannot sustain the environment, we cannot sustain ourselves." - Wangari Maathai
"Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed." - Mahatma Gandhi
"A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people." —Franklin D. Roosevelt
"A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his fathers but borrowed from his children." —John James Audubon