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"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children." -Native American Proverb
"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority." -E.B. White
"But man is a part of nature, and his war against nature is inevitably a war against himself." - Rachel Carson
"Don't blow it-- Good planets are hard to find." -Time Magazine
"When there's a huge solar energy spill it's just called a nice day" -The Vote Solar Initiative
You can read an article about the history of this quotation from a billboard here: http://grist.org/list/the-best-pro-solar-billboard-youve-ever-seen/
"Take care of the earth and she will take care of you." -Anonymous
"When we heal the earth, we heal ourselves." -David Orr
"When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world." -John Muir
"Plans to protect air and water, wilderness and wildlife are in fact plans to protect man." -Stewart Udall
"A nation that destroys its soil destroys itself." -FDR