"We have to preserve it and use it sustainably. And the short-term use of resources at the destruction of the long-term heritage of this country is not a policy that we can pursue."

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Source : "Exit Interview: Bruce Babbitt". Interview with Gwen Ifill, www.pbs.org. January 5, 2001.

Bruce Babbitt

#Country Quotes #Long Quotes #Heritage Quotes

“When you come to Christ as a real young person, I think when you become a teen-ager either you rebel or you search, doubt, and wonder.”
“On the field accolades are great, but in order to reach your full potential, you have to overstep the boundaries of football and go out into the community and be an All-Pro there too.”
“You cant be satirical and not be offensive to somebody.”

Source : "Tom Lehrer" by Stephen Thompson, www.avclub.com. May 24, 2000.
“Formula 1 would be a paradise without the media.”
“I have no sense of nostalgia. Tomorrow is what interests me.”

Source : "Lunch With François Pinault" by Jackie Wullschlager, www.slate.com. April 10, 2011.
“I had just sat down at a table with Star [Jones] and, bam, it just popped all over Star's shoes. Star was like, 'What is that!?' I said, 'My water broke!'”
“The test of success is not what you do when you are on top. Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.”
“Criticism will survive even if no one's paying for it. Obviously it's better if people are paying for it. But the fact that artists weren't able to make a living from their work hasn't detracted from the quality of that work. Charles Ives was the second greatest composer in American history and he worked in insurance his whole life.”

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