"A conservationist is one who is humbly aware that with each stroke [of the axe] he is writing his signature on the face of the land."

-- Aldo Leopold

#Writing Quotes #Land Quotes #Signatures Quotes

“I think that I was slightly naive. I thought that if I showed people the beauty of the Arctic and the beauty of the polar bears that they would care so much that they would stand up and try to make a change.”
“What is a modern poet's fate? / To write his thoughts upon a slate; / The critic spits on what is done, / Gives it a wipe - and all is gone.”
“Don't try to be fearless or pretend you aren't impacted by fear. Just try to prevent fear from making your decisions for you.”
“We forget old stories, but those stories remain the same.”
“Eager souls, mystics and revolutionaries, may propose to refashion the world in accordance with their dreams; but evil remains, and so long as it lurks in the secret places of the heart, utopia is only the shadow of a dream”
“I'm obsessed with being on time. If you say, "Let's meet up at 10 a.m.," I will be there 15 minutes early. Always.”
“Some people's personalities are so compelling that they command attention.”
“I think maybe our team was too young and stupid to even know what was going on.”

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