We must begin thinking like a river if we are to leave a legacy of beauty and life for future generations.

- David R. Brower

Truth and beauty can still win battles. We need more art, more passion, more wit in defense of the Earth.

- David R. Brower

We are no longer inheriting the Earth from our parents, we are stealing it from our children.

- David R. Brower

Childbearing should be a punishable crime against society, unless the parents hold a government license. All potential parents should be required to …

- David R. Brower

There is no business on a dead planet

- David R. Brower

Without wilderness, the world's a cage.

- David R. Brower

The wild places are where we began. When they end, so do we.

- David R. Brower

I'm always impressed with what young people can do before older people tell them it's impossible

- David R. Brower

Politicians are like weather vanes. Our job is to make the wind blow.

- David R. Brower