"Politicians wanted to mine the Grand Canyon for zinc and copper, and Theodore Roosevelt said, No."

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Source : "Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley". "The Tavis Smiley Show", www.pbs.org. January 24, 2011.

Douglas Brinkley

#Zinc Quotes #Politician Quotes #Grand Canyon Quotes

“A treasure does not always contribute to the political security of its possessors. It rather invites attack, and very seldom is faithfully applied to the purpose for which it was destined.”
“I feel like I'm 18, with the maturity level of like a 14-year-old. I'm still the same goofball; I'm still in college, as far as I'm concerned.”
“My grandfather was a cop in Long Island. I often try to draw on things that I've heard about him.”
“Even if we don't know it or aren't aware of it, politics and philosophy are really what make our up lives.”
“Sometimes you can be lucky enough to establish a working relationship with another artist who takes away the loneliness, particularly in travel and outdoor work.”
“I've been working so hard that I'm exhausted... I feel I won't be able to do without a few weeks' rest, so I'm going off to see the sea.”
“There are some issues that are not in control of the government. Two of those issues are human rights and personal freedoms are in the domain of Iran's conservative judicial system.”

Source : Source: www.cbsnews.com
“I am a woman and a woman of Africa. I am a daughter of Nigeria and if she is in shame, I shall stayand mourn with her in shame.”

Source : 1982 Destination Biafra.

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