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Conservation Quotes

On resource conservation and what the word still means.

These quotes range from practical fuel conservation to more skeptical remarks about the word losing its meaning, showing conservation covers more than nature alone.

Fuel conservation is as important as fuel production.

Quotes by Veerappa Moily

Conservation is for guilty people on Park Avenue with poodles and Pekingeses.

Quotes by Peter Beard

Conservation is now a dead word.

Quotes by Marjory Stoneman Douglas

Conservation of energy also protects our environment.

Quotes by Lamar S. Smith

Against Quotes

I'm a little different from all those conservation types.

Quotes by Jim Fowler

Conservation is an American value, and it is lacking from this bill.

Quotes by Jim Costa

India needs to be liberated both from the 'high GDP growth hedgehogs' and the 'conservation at all costs hedgehogs.'

Quotes by Jairam Ramesh

Here are the facts we confront. No one is against conservation. No one is against alternative fuel sources.

Quotes by J. D. Hayworth

Teapot Dome involved the conservation of the oil resources of the United States, especially those situated upon the public lands.

Quotes by George William Norris

American Quotes

We have vastly increased the amount of funding that is available for conservation partnerships.

Quotes by Gale Norton

What's near and dear to my heart is cooperative conservation.

Quotes by Gale Norton

I don't flatter myself - I'm not a scientist, I'm not a conservation expert.

Quotes by Edward Norton

A State without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation.

Quotes by Edmund Burke

National Parks are the gold standard for conservation.

Quotes by Douglas Tompkins

Frequently Asked Questions

Are these conservation quotes about the environment?
Only partly. They range from fuel conservation to skeptical remarks about the word itself, so the page covers more ground than nature conservation alone.
What does the quote comparing fuel conservation and production say?
It argues that conserving fuel matters just as much as producing it, treating the two as equally important priorities rather than opposites.
Is there a more critical take on conservation here?
Yes, one blunt quote calls conservation "a dead word," suggesting the speaker feels the term has lost real meaning or urgency.
Does any quote tie conservation to national identity?
Yes, one describes conservation as an American value that the speaker feels is missing from a particular piece of legislation.
Is there a personal or humorous angle on conservation?
Yes, one speaker jokingly distances themselves from typical "conservation types," suggesting a more offbeat personal relationship with the idea. See related Change quotes.

A couple frame conservation as a value tied to national identity rather than just an environmental policy. See Change quotes too.