Whoever wants me to talk, I'll come over and tell them about the necessity of preserving the Everglades.

The miracle of light pours over the green and brown expanse of saw grass and of water, shining and slowly moving, the grass and water that is the meaning and the central fact of the Everglades. It is a river of grass.

Life should be lived so vividly and so intensely that thoughts of another life, or of a longer life, are not necessary.

There is nothing inherently wrong with a brain in your nineties. If you keep it fed and interested, you'll find it lasts you very well.

There are no other Everglades in the world.

Since 1972, Ive been going around making speeches on the Everglades. No matter how poor my eyes are, I can still talk. Ill talk about the Everglades at the drop of a hat. Whoever wants me to talk, Ill come over and tell them about the necessity of preserving the Everglades.

You have to stand up for some things in this world.