Philosophy

Great minds think alike. Here are just a few of the greats who inspire us and whose words reflect our values.

When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world. John Muir explorer, preservationist, patriot

I believe in God, only I spell it Nature. Frank Lloyd Wright architect, designer, educator

The richness I achieve comes from Nature, the source of my inspiration. Claude Monet impressionist painter

I go to nature to be soothed and healed and to have my senses put in order. John Burroughs naturalist, writer, poet

Quality means doing it right when no one is looking. Henry Ford inventor, founder Ford Motor Company

Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. Albert Einstein physicist, philosopher

Those who toil in soil are God’s chosen people. Thomas Jefferson author of the Declaration of Independence

The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself. Franklin D. Roosevelt 32nd Pres. Of U.S.

The natural world is the larger sacred community to which we all belong. Thomas Berry cultural historian and “Earth Scholar”

The major problems in the world are the result of the difference between how nature works and the way people think. Gregory Bateson anthropologist

We are not going to be able to operate our Spaceship Earth successfully nor for much longer unless we see it as a whole spaceship and our fate as common. It has to be everybody or nobody. Buckminster Fuller architect, inventor, futurist

Plans to protect air and water, wilderness and wildlife are in fact plans to protect man. Stewart Udall JFK’s Sec. of the Interior

The true meaning of life is to plant trees under whose shade you do not expect to sit. Nelson Henderson author