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.

I wanted to go to a good college, and my mind was set on Wellesley.

Elizabeth Rothra's excellent biography of Charles Torrey Simpson restates his philosophies about the intrinsic value of natural ecosystems like the Everglades. No one knew better than he the history of the plants and animals of South Florida or conveyed it with more humor and enthusiasm.

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

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

The problem of the environment is the extension of good housekeeping of the thinking woman.