I don't think we're going to save anything if we go around talking about saving plants and animals only; we've got to translate that into what's in it for us.

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There's no country in the world that's more devastated from natural resources than Afghanistan.

There's no country in the world that's more devastated from natural resources than Afghanistan.

Everybody has a camcorder now, and they exploit these incidents and blow them all out...

Everybody has a camcorder now, and they exploit these incidents and blow them all out...

Sooner or later we've got to tie the saving of the natural world to our...

Sooner or later we've got to tie the saving of the natural world to our...

I have a lot of memories of Falls Church. I went to grade school in...

I have a lot of memories of Falls Church. I went to grade school in...

I had travelled pretty widely around the world even before then, so I knew where...

I had travelled pretty widely around the world even before then, so I knew where...

My father being an outdoors person, he used to take us on quite a few...

My father being an outdoors person, he used to take us on quite a few...

I don't want to save a creek for the creek's sake, but what's in it...

I don't want to save a creek for the creek's sake, but what's in it...

The other thing is quality of life; if you have a place where you can...

The other thing is quality of life; if you have a place where you can...

We moved over to Silver Spring, actually near University Park.

We moved over to Silver Spring, actually near University Park.

The Zambesi is a big river; there's no crocodiles on 4 Mile Run.

The Zambesi is a big river; there's no crocodiles on 4 Mile Run.

Most of what you see now emphasizes animals being dangerous to humans.

Most of what you see now emphasizes animals being dangerous to humans.

Along 4 Mile Run, there was a nice woods down in front of the house....

Along 4 Mile Run, there was a nice woods down in front of the house....

There's no denying that television is one of the most powerful propaganda media we've ever...

There's no denying that television is one of the most powerful propaganda media we've ever...

I was amazed at the house that I grew up in; it looks practically identical...

I was amazed at the house that I grew up in; it looks practically identical...

That's really the challenge of this century, to develop spokespeople.

That's really the challenge of this century, to develop spokespeople.

Johnny Carson started the jokes about me and Marlin in his monologues.

Johnny Carson started the jokes about me and Marlin in his monologues.

Preserving a river or a creek can bring a lot of revenue.

Preserving a river or a creek can bring a lot of revenue.

Then a neighbor, Mr Smith, had a dairy cow and an couple bulls. He showed...

Then a neighbor, Mr Smith, had a dairy cow and an couple bulls. He showed...

My father was a soil scientist with the Geological Survey.

My father was a soil scientist with the Geological Survey.

We used to play baseball back in that field and keep an eye out for...

We used to play baseball back in that field and keep an eye out for...