Preservation Quotes

"In wildness is the preservation of the world."
-Henry David Thoreau

"The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty and the destiny of the republican model of government are justly considered... deeply, ...finally, staked on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people."
-George Washington

"The preservation of health is a duty. Few seem conscious that there is such a thing as physical morality."
-Herbert Spencer

"No cost is too heavy for the preservation of one's honor."
-Mahatma Gandhi

"The right of nature... is the liberty each man hath to use his own power, as he will himself, for the preservation of his own nature; that is to say, of his own life."
-Thomas Hobbes

"Mystery is a resource, like coal or gold, and its preservation is a fine thing."
-Tim Cahill

"There is no doubt in our minds there is an extraordinary value for the preservation of this. It is not for everybody. There is clearly a premium to pay for it."
-Alan Scimeca

"It's almost like a cryogenic preservation chamber of what the solar system was like 4 billion years ago. It's a great way to get insight into the formation of the solar system."
-Max Mutchler

"This is a good deal. We're all for historic preservation, and the Craig Bridge does have a lot of history to it."
-Kent Barnes

"Think about what they mean for the preservation of language, for preservation of text, for the ability of people to tell their stories. It's going to be phenomenal."
-Thomas Friedman

"We will be in the national light as a historic property in need of preservation."
-Chip Aikens

"He devoted himself to the preservation of trees, and when I say devoted, I mean that he made it a full-time job. But in addition to all of his community service, he was just a dear, dear man."
-Susan Turner

"It's not ideal under preservation standards; it is considered bad preservation by some. Others think it is better to have the building, even if it isn't on its original site."
-Jennifer Emerson

"The camera is no more an instrument of preservation; the image is..."
-Berenice Abbott

"Commerce and historic preservation are not mutually exclusive activities in Amador City. In fact, they are inextricably linked. People do not come to Amador City for the latest products or best deals. They come because they enjoy the environment and the ambiance."
-Mark Mckenna

"Conservation is the foresighted utilization, preservation and/or renewal of forests, waters, lands and minerals, for the greatest good of the greatest number for the longest time."
-Gifford Pinchot

"I see it as the coordination of activities related to the preservation of the collection and making it available to study and for exhibition."
-Duane Watson

"We're doing this one library at a time, one manuscript at a time. It's something that any preservation department at any major research library could do."
-Gary Frost

"Bellinger Cottage is a significant home in Chicago's history. The next owner would be eligible for a Federal income tax deduction in exchange for a written promise of perpetual preservation."
-Andrew Fisher

"The old plan had no preservation issues built into it."
-Patrick Kerney

"The interest in land preservation has gotten much wider and deeper. People understand the connection between preserving land and maintaining the natural beauty that drew them here in the first place."
-Paul Gallay

"A lot of the time, historic preservation is closely linked with what happens with redevelopment activities."
-Merrill Flood

"Given that (city officials) have done nothing for the preservation cause, and indeed have done a lot of damage to it, (are they) going to seize on this as an opportunity for mass demolition, in order to build something akin to Houston?"
-Frederick Starr

"Our goal would be that all existing agricultural land, accurately and honestly defined, is mitigated by the preservation of other lands at a one-to-one ratio."
-Brian Schmidt

"My wife and I have lived in Lake Forest for over eight years. We love Lake Forest and serving on the Historic Preservation Committee is a chance to give back some of what this community has given to our family."
-David J. Moore

"With the exception of the instinct of self-preservation, the propensity for emulation is probably the strongest and most alert and persistent of the economic motives proper."
-Thorstein Veblen

"The Cuban regime does not represent the people, nor does it have any interest in bettering their lives. Rather, the regime is obsessed with self-preservation."
-Michael Parmly

"It's very, very easy to run into problems with displays. The preservation of these mummies is incredible -- there's nothing else like them in the world. So much care has gone into them . . . it would be a shame if that came to a stop now."
-Johan Reinhard