Fran Lebowitz Quotes

I worry that more and more kids my age are growing up without experiencing the outdoors, which means that fewer will care about the natural world.

I love being out in nature. That is really important. It's everything actually.

Some of the best times I've spent in Colorado have been in the backcountry with my mom and siblings, and more recently, with my own kids. That is why I'm concerned to see today's kids spending more time browsing the Internet than exploring nature.

I want to get people to connect to the outdoors.

Being in nature is very important to me. I'm not a glamour puss.

I don't spend a lot of time in nature. Probably less than most people that live in urban Texas.

I'm lucky in that I travel a lot for work. I also manage several holidays a year. I'm not someone who sits in the sun or goes sightseeing, though. If I go away, it will be for fishing or something like that.

I like going into nature and that's where I'm happiest.

Another thing I like to do is sit back and take in nature. To look at the birds, listen to their singing, go hiking, camping and jogging and running, walking along the beach, playing games and sometimes being alone with the great outdoors. It's very special to me.

If I'm anywhere close to where I can hike or swim, that's my favourite thing to do.

The trees are fantastic in Washington. If you're a tree, it's a great town. If you're a person, there's nothing to do.

I'm always happy when I'm outside working in the company of nature.

Any person who has spent time outdoors actually doing something, such as hunting and fishing as opposed to standing there with a doobie in his mouth, knows nature is not intrinsically healthy.

I hate fishing, and I can't imagine why anyone would want to hike when you can get in the car and drive.

There isn't a person on Earth who couldn't use a connection with nature.

Camping is nature's way of promoting the motel business.

Time spent in nature is the most cost-effective and powerful way to counteract the burnout and sort of depression that we feel when we sit in front of a computer all day.

They say the good Lord doesn't charge you for the days you hunt and fish, and I believe that.

Whether you live in the city or in the country, creating time for a leisurely ramble is an easy thing to do.

When I'm off the clock, I usually play video games - or do something nature-y so I can contribute to Mother Nature.

I want a guy I can go hiking with, who wants to do outdoorsy stuff. It's so much fun to be out in nature and who better to do that with than the person you're dating?

I learn something every time I go into the mountains.

Leave part of the yard rough. Don't manicure everything. Small children in particular love to turn over rocks and find bugs, and give them some space to do that. Take your child fishing. Take your child on hikes.

What I want to do with my filmmaking is help kids experience the truth and wisdom of nature no matter where they are, whether or not they have the opportunity to go to a national park.

As a boy, I had an uncle, T. G. Bond, who lived near Moreton Hampstead and who was passionately devoted to Dartmoor. He inspired me with the same love.