“Recreational development is a job not of building roads into the lovel...” — Aldo Leopold Quote

“Recreational development is a job not of building roads into the lovely country, but of building receptivity into the still unlovely human mind.”

“One swallow does not make a summer, but one skein of geese, cleaving the murk of March thaw, is the Spring.”

“We grieve only for what we know”

“Harmony with land is like harmony with a friend; you cannot cherish his right hand and chop off his left.”

“We shall never achieve harmony with land, any more than we shall achieve absolute justice or liberty for people. In these higher aspirations, the important thing is not to achieve but to strive.”

“The hope of the future lies not in curbing the influence of human occupancy – it is already too late for that – but in creating a better understanding of the extent of that influence and a new ethic for its governance.”

“I was dishwasher, then promoted to chef in a local kitchen in a restaurant in Seattle, and I was working on a building site as well, putting in insulation and painting houses, and then doing some classes at a community college nearby.”

“The building art is man's spatial dialogue with his environment and demonstrates how he asserts himself therein and how he masters it.”

“Just because one happens to be wealthy, it doesn't mean you are naturally any good at building an investment operation that is world-class or successful.”

“I wanted to be a violin-maker like my dad, and then I wanted to be a doorman in my building.”

“I prefer building rather than fundraising.”

“The vast majority of debt that Anglo maintains is owed is strenuously disputed. However, I cannot now pay those loans which are due, following Anglo taking control of the Quinn Group of companies, which I and a loyal team spent a lifetime building.”