“it will be objected that a constantly increasing population makes resistance and conservation a hopeless battle. this is true. unless a way is found to stabilize the nation's population, the parks can not be saved. or anything else worth a damn. wilderness preservation, like a hundred other good causes, will be forgotten under the overwhelming pressure of a struggle for mere survival and sanity in a completely urbanized, completely industrialized, ever more crowded environment. for my own part i would rather take my chances in a thermonuclear war than live in such a world.” WorldWayWarFoundNationsCausesChanceMy OwnStruggleEnvironmentBattleSurvivalHundredPressureMereForgottenPopulationSavedResistanceDamnParksWildernessHopelessOverwhelmingSanityConservationCan NotPreservationCrowdedNuclear WarGood Causes Book:Desert Solitaire Source: Desert Solitaire
“Lured by the wilderness, and by the chance of spotting rare desert elephants, a few intrepid tourists make their way to the Skeleton Coast each year. It's just about as remote as any tourist destination on earth, but one that pays fabulous dividends.” WayYearsEarthChancePayDesertWildernessDestinationElephantsCoastFabulousTouristsSkeletonsDividends Author:Tahir Shah
“Hunting after happiness is like hunting after a lost sheep in the wilderness--when you find it, the chances are that it is a skeleton.” HappinessLostChanceWildernessHuntingSheepChances AreSkeletons Author:Josh Billings
“So on one hand, because the wilderness was familiar to me, it really helped me be brave. But it still was scary sometimes. I had to say to myself: "Chances are, you're not going to be mauled by a bear."” StillsSometimesHandsChanceBearsBraveScaryFamiliarWildernessBe BraveChances Are Author:Cheryl Strayed