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Brower"></figure> <h1 class="author__headline"><span itemprop="name">David R. Brower</span> Quotes</h1> </div> <div class="author__about__description"> <p> <span itemprop="nationality"><a href="/nationality/us/">United States</a></span>, <span itemprop="jobTitle"><a href="/profession/63/">Environmentalist</a></span><br> <span itemprop="birthDate"> <a href="/born/jul-1/" title="Was Born">July 1</a>, <a href="/born/1912/" title="birthdate_year_title">1912</a></span> – <span itemprop="deathDate" title="Died on">November, 5, 2000.</span></p><div class="cut" itemprop="description" id="author__description"> <p> David Ross Brower (/ˈbraʊ.ər/;) was a prominent environmentalist and the founder of many environmental organizations, including the John Muir Institute for Environmental Studies, Friends of the Earth (1969), the League of Conservation Voters, Earth Island Institute (1982), North Cascades Conservation Council, and Fate of the Earth Conferences. From 1952 to 1969, he served as the first Executive Director of the Sierra Club, and served on its board three times: from 1941–1953; 1983–1988; and 1995–2000. As a younger man, he was a prominent mountaineer. </p> <p> Also known as <a href="/profession/110/">Mountaineer</a> </p> </div> <span class="more" id="auhtor_info_more" more="more" less="Less">more</span> <ul class="author__about__options"><li><a href="https://browercenter.org/" class="i-link" target="_blank" itemprop="url" title="David R. Brower official website"></a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Brower" class="i-wiki" target="_blank" itemprop="url" title="Wikipedia article about David R. 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It must be doing something right.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a12282/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1a/12282.v3.jpg" alt="David R. Brower"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">David R. 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They strip the labels off miracle wheat when they ship it, for instance, and say, 'Watch out. Don't plant too much and don't depend on it too much.'</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a12282/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1a/12282.v3.jpg" alt="David R. Brower"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">David R. 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That's what made it work in the first place.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a12282/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1a/12282.v3.jpg" alt="David R. Brower"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">David R. 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There isn't enough control. There isn't enough capability in ordinary people to tinker with such a complicated piece of machinery.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a12282/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1a/12282.v3.jpg" alt="David R. Brower"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">David R. 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In fact, we may find that, while we're drastically cutting our energy consumption, we're actually raising our standard of living.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a12282/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1a/12282.v3.jpg" alt="David R. Brower"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">David R. 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