Richard Nixon Quotes

I think every single American believes they have a right to clean air and clean water.

The access to clean air and clean water is a basic right.

What if we're wrong and there is no climate change? Well, by doing everything possible to address it, we will still use less water, stimulate new energy savings and, in time, money-saving technologies, enjoy cleaner air, and preserve more forests and trees and animals.

Corporate polluters, their phony think tanks and political toadies like to marginalize environmentalists as tree huggers, or radicals. But there is nothing radical about clean air or water.

People today have forgotten they're really just a part of nature. Yet, they destroy the nature on which our lives depend. They always think they can make something better... They don't know it, but they're losing nature. They don't see that they're going to perish. The most important things for human beings are clean air and clean water.

Sooner or later we've got to tie the saving of the natural world to our own public welfare.

There are some things that we value as a public good that the markets can't deliver, like clean air.

In many developing countries environmental problems are relegated to the periphery because they do not appear to be as urgent as other issues … We cannot survive without clean drinking water, food and pure air. Environmental concerns are not a luxury in Africa.

Pure air, pure water, the inspection of unhealthy habitations, the adulteration of food, these and many kindred matters may be legitimately dealt with by the Legislature;

The air, the water and the ground are free gifts to man and no one has the power to portion them out in parcels. Man must drink and breathe and walk and therefore each man has a right to his share of each.

The earth is the only home that any of us have—so far, anyway.

Every New Yorker has the right to clean air, safe drinking water, and healthy communities to raise their children - and you can rest assured that I will aggressively protect that right, not just on Earth Day, but every day.

This is a beautiful country. Each of us has a favorite river, a mountain, just a patch of sky for some of us. I want to use the law to make sure that the waters, the land, and the skies of this nation are protected.

We've seen that if we do not pollute, then the environment becomes so beautiful.

New Jerseyans know the importance of clean air, clean drinking water, and protecting our natural resources.

I want the cleanest water, the freshest air and wildlife in abundance... but most of all I want a future for our children.

If you're asking me do we want clean air and clean water? Yes. Do we want a safer climate for future generations of the world? Of course we want that. We're working super hard here in Trump Tower to make sure that happens.

Plant a new Truffula. Treat it with care. Give it clean water. And feed it fresh air.

There is no domestic issue more important to America in the long run than the conservation and proper use of our natural resources, including fresh water, clean air, tillable soil, forests, wilderness, habitat for wildlife, minerals and recreational assets.

Without regard to whether some place is wealthy or poor, everybody should have the chance at clean air and clean water.

It's better for the United States and better for the world to have the U.S. be energy independent. Have us have clean air and clean water and protect the environment for future generations of Americans. All of that makes sense.

I adore water, so it would be a real adventure to visit the Amazon before they chop down all the trees.

Consuming less means throwing away less, while reusing things actually helps to save the planet as well as the pennies.

Unless we keep this planet healthy, everything else is for naught.

I can't imagine anything more important than air, water, soil, energy and biodiversity. These are the things that keep us alive.