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I sort of kept my hand in writing and went to work for the Sierra Club in '52, walked the plank there in '69, founded Friends of the Earth and the League of Conservation Voters after that.

David R. Brower

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David R. Brower
Age: 88 †
Born: 1912
Born: July 1
Died: 2000
Died: November 5
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I'm always impressed with what young people can do before older people tell them it's impossible
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We need the sea. We need a place to stand and touch and listen - to feel the pusle of the world as the surf rolls in.
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It is absolutely imperative that we protect, preserve and pass on this genetic heritage for man and every other living thing in as good a condition as we received it.
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If you want to get people off drugs, improve reality.
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It's like turning the space program over to the Long Island Railroad.
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While the death of young men in war is unfortunate, it is no more serious than the touching of mountains and wilderness areas by humankind.
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Perhaps we'll realize that each of us has not one vote but ten thousand or a million.
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People have alleged that I have inspired many young people over the years, but I say, it was just the opposite.
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There is more inside you than you dare think.
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Have fun saving the world, or you are just going to depress yourself.
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