Marjory Stoneman Douglas Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Conservation is now a dead word.”

“I take advantage of every thing I can - age, hair, disability - because my cause is just.”

“Since 1972, I've been going around making speeches on the Everglades.”

“The wealth of south Florida, but even more important, the meaning and significance of south Florida lies in the black muck of the Everglades and the inevitable development of this country to be the great tropic agricultural center of the world.”

“Sometimes, I tell them more than they wanted to know.”

“Whoever wants me to talk, I'll come over and tell them about the necessity of preserving the Everglades.”

“I'll talk about the Everglades at the drop of a hat.”

“You can't conserve what you haven't got.”

“I wanted to go to a good college, and my mind was set on Wellesley.”

“No matter how poor my eyes are I can still talk.”