"Environmentalists changed the word jungle to rain..." - Quote by George Carlin
Environmentalists changed the word jungle to rain forest, because no one would give them money to save a jungle. Same with swamps and wetlands.
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“Save the trees, save the bees, save the whales, save those snails.”
“Why is there such controversy about drug testing? I know plenty of guys who'd be willing to test any drug they can come up with.”
“So I want to thank the Pentagon, the Soviet Union and the military-industrial complex from the bottom of my heart. Without them, I could never have become the man I am today.”
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“Teddy Roosevelt is still a hero among environmentalists for his conservationist policies.”
“If I have any lasting worth, it will be because I have tried to make people remember what the Earth is meant to look like.”
“Once-ler! You're making such smogulous smoke - my poor swomee swans, why they can't sing a note! No one can sing who has smog in his throat.”