"I wish I had gotten into the environmental work earlier because I think that's a citizen's fundamental responsibility. The channeling of creative arts in that direction has been very difficult. As I said, I never made a picture with a direct environmental objective, but if they can be used for that, that's fine. I think young people are pretty aware of the dangers, but they're sort of pessimistic. They think everything is set up and it doesn't make a difference who they vote for. They don't realize they have to go out and vote themselves." – Ansel Adams

From Ansel Adams – The Last Interview conducted by Milton Esterow and published in ARTnews, Summer 1984 issue. via John Sexton’s Newsletter.