Habitat Quotes

See also Core English Vocabulary (H) Quotes

"Do you really want to know why I`m doing all this goodwill, and why I`m an ambassador for Habitat for Humanity and why I gave a million to (relief efforts for Hurricane) Katrina? It`s because I feel guilty about the huge hole in the ozone layer my haircuts created. It`s my responsibility to right the wrongs of the Eighties."

- Jon Bon Jovi

I believe our biggest issue is the same biggest issue that the whole world is facing, and that`s habitat destruction.

- Steve Irwin

Your partnership with Habitat is a lifelong commitment, it`s a lifelong friendship.

- Kelly Stone

What we did was create a program last April that acknowledges the fact we are in deep trouble in the United States through habitat loss. With massive habitat loss, we`ve got to do something.

- Chip Taylor

In 2004, there was not a good recovery because of the low spring population, the summer being extremely cold, and the loss of habitat in the upper Midwest.

- Chip Taylor

A pet snake, for instance, forces you to go places where other people with pet snakes might be. You`re finding people in their natural habitat, in a snake store looking for freeze-dried rat.

- Andrea Miller

Adele Mirshak has suggested the developer who built the subdivision should be responsible, and my question is, why not? It seems the right group to ask for financial aid to solve the problem. If people with expertise have to be called, they should be required to help, ... It`s just an unfortunate situation. Because of the loss of their habitat, the coyotes are hungry, and they`re displaced, and they`re hunting. The sad fact of the matter is, they`re probably going to have to be eliminated. But even that is a tall, tall order. Even with the best of intentions, we may not be able to prevent what is happening.

- Sharon Moore

(Myers and Jeff Williams, another USGS scientist, noted that the lake already is polluted. Still, it is a critical estuary that supports important fisheries and wildlife habitat.) Clearly, there is cause for concern ... How much of a negative impact ... we are not in a position to say.

- Jeff Williams

We`re happy to provide habitat for fish and wildlife species, ... But we wanted some regulatory certainty and stability.

- Tom Fox

Any money to protect habitat and species is good but the amount of money here is extraordinarily small relative to the land values,

- David Hogan

They overemphasized speculative economic harm to development while totally disregarding the real economic benefits of habitat protection.

- David Hogan

Do people want a concrete-lined river like in Los Angeles or a nice river with trees and vegetation? A critical habitat designation means we`d get the nice trees and vegetation.

- David Hogan

It is confusing for the public. We`re saying we need to protect a lot more habitat than the feds call for in their critical habitat plan for Puget Sound salmon.

- Jim Kramer

It puts a price on the value of prairie dog habitat.

- John Andrews

To create an improved new habitat in a remote area where the prairie dog can thrive without any human interference.

- John Andrews

All new construction in Cedar City is in danger of being stopped in prairie dog habitat.

- John Andrews

People habitat has to take priority over bird habitat.

- Byron Dorgan

What is a fish without a river? What is a bird without a tree to nest in? What is an Endangered Species Act without any enforcement mechanism to ensure their habitat is protected? It is nothing.

- Ali Dayih

For example, in my district there are visitors from all over the world who are drawn to our beautiful beaches, recreational lakes, habitat wildlife preserves and golf courses.

- Amadeu Altafaj Tardio

The populations are so large it`s taken a couple of gathers to get down to our target numbers. We don`t want to do any further damage to the habitat they`re in. The area is critical elk, deer and antelope winter range.

- Anna de Noailles

I said `no.` I would vote `no,` ... I am reminded of Rogers firefighters who were stuck in a hotel room a few weeks ago. Our taxpayer dollars are to take care of our taxpayers here in Benton County ... I work for Habitat for Humanity, so I do not have a cold heart. I am just trying to be conscientious.

- Anne Johnson

Because of the many problems hogs create, we want to see the sportsmen in Alabama take as many hogs as they possibly can, whenever they can. I know we have some hunters who really enjoy hunting hogs and who have some well-trained dogs that can find, chase, bay, catch and hold hogs. But we really want to see the number of hogs statewide reduced drastically because they do so much destruction to the habitat.

- Anthony Pico

(Habitat for Humanity) is working on a three-state program down there, once the time comes, to build housing for the poor, ... The Mayor wanted to direct it for an immediate need, which is Red Cross, as well as a long-term need and program, which is Habitat for Humanity.

- Anthony Santa

Up until now, we`ve done little but complain. Until now, we`ve stood by, watching native habitat disappear, and with it wildlife of all types. Instead of doing something, we`ve come to accept our present situation as inevitable and tolerable.

- Anthony Vidler

Habitat for Humanity is a really good cause.

- Archie Miaway

Habitat said from the onset that they`re very hesitant to try to forge forward on a project that is not well received by the neighborhood,

- Art Valdez

We happen to believe in the product that Habitat brings to the community.

- Art Valdez

It has hurt the organization that he didn`t stay there, ... but Habitat the corporation decided that it was just too dicey even if there wasn`t enough in the allegations to substantiate them. Also, I think Millard and Linda Fuller, the entrepreneurs didn`t feel warm and fuzzy about the move to a corporate approach to a not-for-profit entity.

- Arthur Cashin

how deeply human beings have penetrated into all the ecosystems that we visited and to look at the relationship between human use of their habitat and their well-being.

- Athan Manuel