"We abuse the land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect." - Aldo Leopold

"In Wildness is the preservation of the World." - Henry David Thoreau

"There is a very close interdependence between the natural environment and the sentient beings living in it. We share the earth not only with our fellow human beings, but with all the other creatures that live on the land, in the sea or in the air. Life is as dear to each of them as it is to us. Like us they not only wish to be happy, but they have a right to achieve happiness and overcome suffering. " - The Dalai Lama