Bruce Babbitt - Look, this job has always been a crucible...

Look, this job has always been a crucible of conflict.

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Author Profession: Politician

Nationality: American

Born: June 27, 1938

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Always, Been, Conflict, Crucible, Job, Look

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Well, I think breathing life into the Endangered Species Act, taking those wolves back into Yellowstone, restoring the salmon in the rivers of the Pacific Northwest.

Life Think Back Wolves

I think the people will- who advocate having a step back and read those public opinion polls on the front page of the newspapers all over this country saying public supports restoration in restoration of the Everglades, protection of the parks and the creation of monuments.

People Step Think Opinion

I grew up in the West, grew up on the land, was educated as a geologist.

Educated Land Up West

I'm going to go out and get everybody together and say I think we ought to protect this for generations to come. Now, let's get down to work and walk the land and talk about the conflicts and get everybody involved.

Work Walk Together Think

It is like living in a wilderness of mirrors. No fact goes unchallenged.

Wilderness Living Like Fact

I look back on it, yeah, I'm in a much worse financial position than I was eight years ago. I'm going to have to go out at age 62 and kind of readdress some of that.

Age Look Go Back

I wouldn't miss this opportunity for anything. For the chance to work on these conservation issues, to serve my country, to work for this president, I'd do it all over again, every single minute.

Work Opportunity Chance Country

Look, I think by the time my case was over and other ones, everybody on both sides of the aisle in Congress said we can't run a government by this kind of process and they repealed the law and that's good.

Good Time Government Look

No kidding. That's really true. You're paying your own bills through this. It's not a pleasant experience.

Experience You True Your

Obviously I wouldn't have said that three or four years ago in the midst of it. But I really believe that. It's been a marvelous and important experience.

Experience Believe Important Three

Protecting all this land, working with the President to establish all these monuments, to, you know... I think the President has a land protection record that's second to no one in this century, maybe Teddy Roosevelt.

You Think Monuments Know

The Northwest is in better shape than it was eight years ago.

Better Years Shape Than

There's a basic kind of tension here. It's between those who say, I'd like to clear cut this forest and reduce it to saw timber because that's an economically productive thing for me to do.

Me Forest Tension Say

They haul you up there for, you know, week after week in this kind of star chamber proceeding. Then at the end of it they say, well, we found nothing, but now it's time for special counsel.

Time You End Nothing

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