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Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land.

So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservation, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality, nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit. Christopher McCandless

Life, Security, Adventurous

Hunting forces a person to endure, to master themselves, even to truly get to know the wild environment. Actually, along the way, hunting and fishing makes you fall in love with the natural world. This is why hunters so often give back by contributing to conservation. Donald Trump, Jr.

Love, Why, Hunters

A hypocrite is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree, then mount the stump and make a speech for conservation. Adlai E. Stevenson

Kind, Cut, Redwood

To those who have always wondered how they might best serve the wider world, wildlife conservation is, at its core, one of the purest forms of giving. Thomas Kaplan

Always, Might, Wider

Information, education, skills, healthcare, livelihood, financial inclusion, small and village enterprises, opportunities for women, conservation of natural resources, distributed clean energy - entirely new possibilities have emerged to change the development model. Narendra Modi

Small, Possibilities

Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land. - Aldo Leopold

Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land. Aldo Leopold

Environmental, Men, Harmony

People are not going to care about animal conservation unless they think that animals are worthwhile. David Attenborough

Think, Going, Unless

I became interested in ocean issues in the 1980s when I couldn't take my daughters swimming because of pollution at our local beach. Twenty-five years later, I'm a board member of Oceana, the world's largest international organization dedicated to ocean conservation. Ted Danson

Pollution, Became, Largest

Having lived in the arid deserts of Southern California since the 1970s, my interest in water conservation is a very personal concern. Water! The source of life! Some people are squandering the world's most precious resource while others have too little clean water to drink. Eric Burdon

Very, Some, Southern

Conservation means the wise use of the earth and its resources for the lasting good of men. Gifford Pinchot

Wise, Means, Use

The development of civilization and industry in general has always shown itself so active in the destruction of forests that everything that has been done for their conservation and production is completely insignificant in comparison. Karl Marx

Development, Always, Been

Our livelihood is intimately tied to the food we eat, water we drink and places where we recreate. That's why we have to promote responsibility and conservation when it comes to our natural resources. Mark Udall

Why, Natural, Tied

Energy conservation is the foundation of energy independence. Tom Allen

Environmental, Foundation

People need to look at wildlife conservation in its totality. As soon as you lose the apex predator, it has harmful consequences right down the food chain. Thomas Kaplan

Need, Chain, Food Chain

Every cent we earn from Crocodile Hunter goes straight back into conservation. Every single cent. Steve Irwin

Single, Crocodile, Straight

Striking a balance between wildlife conservation and wind energy development starts with understanding threats to eagle populations and how our actions, including operating wind farms, are affecting them. Frances Beinecke

Development, Including, Them

Years ago, it was pretty hard to get people to empathize even a little bit with scaly, cold-blooded critters; now, thanks a lot to good PR from television, it is easier to get the message of reptile conservation and tolerance across. We have a lot to be thankful to reptiles for, not the least of which is their control of rodents. Romulus Whitaker

Thankful, Reptiles, Least

There's an absolute surety to the hands-on conservation lifestyle of hunting, fishing and trapping where you know you're going to consume today. Ted Nugent

Fishing, Hands-On, Going

Protecting eagles from the threat of extinction is a conservation success story that we must prudently safeguard for future generations to come. Frances Beinecke

Protecting, Success Story

I don't do celebrity endorsements. My work with Conservation International is a good use of whatever celebrity I might have to draw attention to important problems. I have the same responsibility as everyone to reduce consumption and to teach children to respect the environment. Harrison Ford

Good, Celebrity, Use

We've got to step up our conservation efforts before it's too late. We're not protecting our lands and natural resources. Take the Grand Canyon for example; I'm sure that at one time it was a beautiful piece of land, and just look at the way we've let it go. Pat Paulsen

Too Late, Before, Got

I did not establish the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society as a protest organisation. Paul Watson

Society, Organisation

The university's business is the conservation of useless knowledge; and what the university itself apparently fails to see is that this enterprise is not only noble but indispensable as well, that society can not exist unless it goes on. Albert J. Nock

Business, University, Goes

National Parks are the gold standard for conservation. Douglas Tompkins

Gold, Parks, Standard

There is a preliminary belief that Tuolumne River water could be captured by other reservoirs that are downstream from Hetch Hetchy, the Cherry and Don Pedro reservoirs for instance. Furthermore, any shortfalls could be supplied via greater conservation efforts, newly discovered groundwater supplies, and water purchases when necessary. Matt Gonzalez

Cherry, Other, Discovered

World-wide practice of Conservation and the fair and continued access by all nations to the resources they need are the two indispensable foundations of continuous plenty and of permanent peace. Gifford Pinchot

Practice, Access, World-Wide

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