Bruce Babbitt

I grew up in the West, grew up on the land, was educated as a geologist. And I came here with a vision of what it is we ought to be doing. ↗

— Bruce Babbitt

#doing #educated #geologist #grew #here

The Northwest is in better shape than it was eight years ago. ↗

— Bruce Babbitt

#better #eight #northwest #shape #than

It is like living in a wilderness of mirrors. No fact goes unchallenged. ↗

— Bruce Babbitt

#goes #like #living #mirrors #unchallenged

There's a basic kind of tension here. It's between those who say, I'd like to clear cut this forest and reduce it to saw timber because that's an economically productive thing for me to do. ↗

— Bruce Babbitt

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We have an obligation to live in harmony with creation, with our capital... with God's creation. And we need to administer and work that very carefully. ↗

— Bruce Babbitt

#capital #carefully #creation #god #harmony

I look back on it, yeah, I'm in a much worse financial position than I was eight years ago. I'm going to have to go out at age 62 and kind of readdress some of that. ↗

— Bruce Babbitt

#ago #back #eight #financial #go

I wouldn't miss this opportunity for anything. For the chance to work on these conservation issues, to serve my country, to work for this president, I'd do it all over again, every single minute. ↗

— Bruce Babbitt

#anything #chance #conservation #country #every

Look, this job has always been a crucible of conflict. ↗

— Bruce Babbitt

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No kidding. That's really true. You're paying your own bills through this. It's not a pleasant experience. ↗

— Bruce Babbitt

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Obviously I wouldn't have said that three or four years ago in the midst of it. But I really believe that. It's been a marvelous and important experience. ↗

— Bruce Babbitt

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