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We still need conservationists who will attempt the impossible, achieving it because they aren't aware how impossible it is.
David R. Brower
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David R. Brower
Age: 88 †
Born: 1912
Born: July 1
Died: 2000
Died: November 5
Cinematographer
Environmentalist
Mountaineer
Ski Mountaineer
Berkeley
California
David Ross Brower
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Understanding how DNA transmits all it knows about cancer, physics, dreaming and love will keep man searching for some time.
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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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It's like turning the space program over to the Long Island Railroad.
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Truth and beauty can still win battles. We need more art, more passion, more wit in defense of the Earth.
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We must begin thinking like a river if we are to leave a legacy of beauty and life for future generations.
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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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There is more inside you than you dare think.
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We may learn anew what compassion and beauty are, and pause to listen to the Earth's music.
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For how many people do you think might yet stand on this planet before the sun grows cold? That's the responsibility we hold in our hands.
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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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Without wilderness, the world's a cage.
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Sometimes luck is with you, and sometimes not, but the important thing is to take the dare. Those who climb mountains or raft rivers understand this.
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