David Brower Quotes & Sayings
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Famous Quotes By David Brower
Polite conversationalists leave no mark save the scars upon the Earth that could have been prevented had they stood their ground. — David Brower
We must begin thinking like a river if we are to leave a legacy of beauty and life for future generations. — David Brower
If I could go back to a point in history to try to get things to come out differently, I would go back and tell moses to go up the mountain again and get the other tablet. Because the Ten Commandments just tell us what we are supped to do with one another, not a word about our relationship to the earth. Genesis starts with these commands: multiply, replenish the earth, and subdue it. We have multiplied very well, we have replenished our populations very well, we have subdued it all too well, and we don't have any other instruction. — David Brower
We don't inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. — David Brower
We need the sea. We need a place to stand and touch and listen - to feel the pusle of the world as the surf rolls in. — David Brower