“For in the nature of things, if we rightly consider, every green tree is far more glorious than if it were made of gold and silver.”

– Martin Luther

“Leave it as it is…the ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.”

– Theodore Roosevelt

“At it’s best, preservation engages the past in a conversation with the present over a mutual concern for the future.”

– William Murtagh

“The heritage of the past is the seed that brings forth the harvest of the future.”

– Wendell Phillips

“Only if we understand…can we care. Only if we care…can we help. Only if we help…shall they be saved.”

– Jane Goodall

“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.”

– Lao Tzu

“Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness” – Frank Gehry