We’ve paired 35 of the most powerful conservation and environmental quotes with original photography from America’s public lands.
Who doesn’t love a good environmental quote over the morning coffee to contemplate your natural side. We have spent years flagging our favorite environmental quotes, conservation quotes, and travel quotes that serve as daily inspiration for us.
We’re hoping you’ll find a few gems in here to share with friends and family alike!
If there’s other environmental quotes that you know that we haven’t listed here feel free to add them in a comment below so we can add to this list!
34. “Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.”
“Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.”
Theodore Roosevelt
33. “My tastes are simple: I am easily satisfied with the best.”
“My tastes are simple: I am easily satisfied with the best.”
Sir Winston Churchill
32. Environmental Quotes: “A man who does not have something for which he is willing to die is not fit to live.”
“A man who does not have something for which he is willing to die is not fit to live.”
Martin Luther King Jr.
31. “I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list.”
“I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list.”
Susan Sontag
30. “Trees give peace to the souls of men”
“Trees give peace to the souls of men.”
Nora Waln
29. “There is nothing so American as our national parks.”
“There is nothing so American as our national parks.”
Franklin D. Roosevelt
28. “Autumn is a second spring where every leaf is a flower.”
“Autumn is a second spring where every leaf is a flower.”
Albert Camus
27. Environmental Quotes: “Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.”
“Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.”
Henry David Thoreau
26. “People don’t take trips, trips take people.”
“People don’t take trips, trips take people.”
John Steinbeck
25. “Often it isn’t the mountains ahead that wear you out, it’s the little pebble in your shoe.”
“Often it isn’t the mountains ahead that wear you out, it’s the little pebble in your shoe.”
Muhammad Ali
24. Environmental Quotes: “Your focus determines your reality.”
“Your focus determines your reality.”
George Lucas
23. Environmental Quotes: “Embrace uncertainty.”
“Embrace uncertainty.”
Bob Goff
The Best Conservation Quotes
22. “Whose woods these are I think I know”
“Whose woods these are I think I know.”
Robert Frost
21. Environmental Quotes: “Lightning makes no sound until it strikes.”
“Lightning makes no sound until it strikes.”
Martin Luther King Jr.
20. “There is no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.”
“There is no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.”
Sir Rannulph Fiennes
19. “I will prepare and some day my chance will come.”
“I will prepare and some day my chance will come.”
Abraham Lincoln
19. “Life is a great adventure accept it in such a spirit.”
“Life is a great adventure accept it in such a spirit.”
Theodore Roosevelt
18. “The open road is a beckoning.”
“The open road is a beckoning.”
William Least Heat Moon
17. Environmental Quotes: “How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains.”
“How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains.”
John Muir
16. “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.”
“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.”
Hellen Keller
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15. “It is not what we have that will make us a great nation, it is the way in which we use it.”
“It is not what we have that will make us a great nation, it is the way in which we use it.”
Theodore Roosevelt
14. Environmental Quotes: “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that really matter.”
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that really matter.”
Martin Luther King Jr.
13. Environmental Quotes: “I speak for the trees.”
“I speak for the trees.”
Dr Seuss
12. “All good things are wild and free.”
“All good things are wild and free.”
Henry David Thoreau
11. “Take nothing but memories, leave nothing but footprints.”
“Take nothing but memories, leave nothing but footprints.”
Chief Si'ahl
10. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there”
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there”
Theodore Roosevelt
9. “The best things in life aren’t things.””
“The best things in life aren’t things.”
Art Buchwald
8. “No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.”
“No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.”
Theodore Roosevelt
7. “Adventure is worthwhile.”
“Adventure is worthwhile”
Aesop
6. “Somewhere something incredible is waiting to be known.”
“Somewhere something incredible is waiting to be known.”
Carl Sagan
5. “One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.”
“One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.”
William Shakespeare
4. “The world’s big and I want to have a good look..”
“The world’s big and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark.”
John Muir
3. “Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to the people.”
“Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to the people.”
Franklin D. Roosevelt
2. Environmental Quotes: “Laws change; people die; the land remains.”
“Laws change; people die; the land remains.”
Abraham Lincoln
1. “Here is your country. Cherish these natural wonders, cherish the natural resources, cherish the history and romance as a sacred heritage, for your children and your children’s children.”
“Here is your country. Cherish these natural wonders, cherish the natural resources, cherish the history and romance as a sacred heritage, for your children and your children’s children.”
Theodore Roosevelt
Further Reading
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