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All definitions of wilderness that exclude people seem to me to be false. African 'wilderness' areas are racist because indigenous people are being cleared out of them so white people can go on holiday there.

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

I think true wilderness can still be found, but it's hard to reach and dangerous when you get there, which is probably why it still exists.

I realize the answer is not to create wilderness and walk away.

Simply put, I believe we should not seek the lowest common denominator when it comes to wilderness and saddle a wilderness designation with exceptions, exclusions, and exemptions.

As a philosopher, I'm not obliged to explore every unknown wilderness.

No one should be able to enter a wilderness by mechanical means.

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.

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

The idea of wilderness needs no defense, it only needs defenders.