Rachel Levine

Knowing what I do, there would be no future peace for me if I were to be a party to an exploitation of the natural resources of Alaska.

The sea holds a fascination for me that is as deep as the ocean itself.

I sincerely believe that the good earth is not to be despoiled by man.

The road we have long been traveling is deceptively easy, a smooth superhighway on which we are doing eighty miles an hour.

We are challenged to demonstrate our mastery of ourselves.

The beauty of the natural world lies in the details.

Once man begins the process of altering the natural order, he cannot stop.

The tide is the only thing that moves in the sea.

A strange and beautiful place is the seashore.

The world of life is a seamless garment.

If I had influence with the good fairy who is supposed to preside over the christening of all children, I should ask that her gift to each child in the world be a sense of wonder so indestructible that it would last throughout life.

The history of life on earth has been a history of interaction between living things and their surroundings.

The most alarming of all man's assaults upon the environment is the contamination of air, earth, rivers, and sea with dangerous and even lethal materials.

We still talk in terms of conquest. We still speak of subduing nature.

The earth is not a machine, but a living organism.

One way to open your eyes is to ask yourself, 'What if I had never seen this before? What if I knew I would never see it again?'

The sea's voice is seductive; never cease to listen to it.

Chemicals are the dragons of our age.

The fate of the earth depends on our ability to see the beauty in the small things.

Nature is not a place to visit. It is home.