People have alleged that I have inspired many young people over the years, but I say, it was just the opposite.

There are many ways to salvation, and one of them is to follow a river.

When people say, 'You're not being realistic,' they're just trying to tag some thoughts that they can't otherwise handle.

Sometimes luck is with you, and sometimes not, but the important thing is to take the dare. Those who climb mountains or raft rivers understand this.

Childbearing should be a punishable crime against society, unless the parents hold a government license. All potential parents should be required to use contraceptive chemicals, the government issuing antidotes to citizens chosen for childbearing.

I sort of kept my hand in writing and went to work for the Sierra Club in '52, walked the plank there in '69, founded Friends of the Earth and the League of Conservation Voters after that.

Let man heal the hurt places and revere whatever is still miraculously pristine.