Stewart Udall

“I think the Colorado Plateau is the most scenic area in the world - let's begin with that. Not just the United States.”

“I don't remember a big fight between the Republicans and Democrats in the Nixon administration or President Gerald Ford and so on.”

“Auto executives have shunned the limits-of-growth issues and concentrated nearly all their energies on the next quarter's sales and next year's models.”

“The choice facing the American people is not between growth and stagnation, but between short-term growth and long-term disaster.”

“Cherish sunsets, wild creatures and wild places. Have a love affair with the wonder and beauty of the earth.”

“Lady Bird Johnson did more than plant flowers in public places. She served the country superbly by planting environmental values in the minds of the nation's leaders and citizens.”