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There's been progress toward seeing that nature and culture are not opposing terms, and that wilderness is not the only kind of landscape for environmentalists to concern themselves with.

Some people make sharp distinctions sort of between their recreational musings and their professional work. I don't make that distinction very much.

As one who has often felt this need, and who has found refreshment in wild places, I attest to the recreational value of wilderness.

I still feel that in India we look upon sports as a recreational activity - which it is - but people have to understand that there is a career in sports. It's not just necessary to be a doctor or a lawyer or an engineer, as most of us Indians appear to think that our children should grow up to be.

So-called 'sustainable development'... is meaningless drivel.

But most is all to do with work. There are aspects of work that are enjoyable, that you could call a hobby.

I don't think many people have a very good understanding of leisure and the importance it plays in our lives.

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit.

Work is toil: what one does only to earn a living. If it gives pleasure, it is leisure.

One of the things that people don't realize is that that natural beauty, those recreational forests, they have an economic development impact for the state as well.