Bruce Babbitt Quotes

My efforts in Congress are guided by the belief that environmental preservation and restoration are a critical part of the legacy we leave to future generations.

It is a wonderful honor to receive the Audubon Medal from the National Audubon Society, which for more than a century has fought tirelessly to protect and preserve our natural resources and environment for future generations.

Raising awareness on the most pressing environmental issues of our time is more important than ever.

On Earth Day, we celebrate all the gifts the world and nature make available to us. We recognize our complete dependence on its bounty. And we acknowledge the need for good stewardship to preserve its fruits for future generations.

All the conservation efforts in the world won't be enough to make a dent in the oncoming sustainability crisis our planet faces.

Here are the facts we confront. No one is against conservation. No one is against alternative fuel sources.

I reflect back 35 years ago, and look how far we have come in America with our environmental policy to improve the conditions of our air and water, and we have had some real successes.

For the sake of our health, our children and grandchildren and even our economic well-being, we must make protecting the planet our top priority.

Much like the conservationists who previously have received the Audubon Medal, including Stewart Udall, Rachel Carson and Ted Turner, I realize that this recognition cannot be a cause to rest, but a spur to continue our work.

If you look at the state of our planet, the next generations won't be around if we consider sustainability as a gimmick.

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

I, Maggie, personally cannot tell you that you're going to save the planet. But what I do know is that we can draw a line to an issue that can conserve what we already have and what's left in a way that we can actually breathe the air, drink the water, actually grow things in soil - that matters in a real, practical way.

I wish politicians would put the environment at the centre of every agenda.

Hopefully, generations after us will continue to protect, preserve, and look after this wonderful land.

The care of the Earth is our most ancient and most worthy, and after all our most pleasing responsibility. To cherish what remains of it and to foster its renewal is our only hope.

This land, this water, this air, this planet - this is our legacy to our young.

There should be more attention paid to scientific research in the ecology area, and I think that such attention to proper environmental concerns would make the public feel much better about it.

We can make a concerted effort to stop poisoning the planet: that would be a good way of appeasing the gods.

Conservation has been in eclipse in this country ever since Theodore Roosevelt’s day. It had barely gotten off the ground when Uncle Joe Cannon, the Speaker of the House in those days, issued his ultimatum: “Not 1 cent for scenery.” Well, today we are repealing Cannon’s law. We are declaring a new doctrine of conservation.

We cannot sustain long-term growth in our economies if we do not protect and preserve our environment.

And by reducing carbon pollution in our atmosphere, we are protecting our air, water, mountains, forests, deserts, valleys, coasts and rivers - the astounding natural ecosystems that support all life and make Oregon the special place we call home.

There are a lot of people who want to leave their children with a world that is in better shape.

I care about this beautiful planet that we all share. This is a home that we have to leave in good shape for the next generations.

I'm concerned that if we don't do more to protect our open spaces and reduce climate change, there will be devastating and lasting impacts on us and future generations.

I am a conservationist. It is in my DNA.