Roger Payne Quotes

Whales are humanity's canary in the coal mine... As ocean pollution levels increase, marine mammals like whales will be among the first to go. - Roger Payne

Those were the old antiquated British forms, and they wanted a more clean American form... It really hadn't gotten its sea legs yet because this had never been done anywhere else in the world. - Roger Payne

The most important thing to us is what the local folks want to use. - Roger Payne

The board members will now weigh all of this and decide. But I can tell you that since the state and the Forest Service and the counties have agreed, I would be very surprised if they were not approved. - Roger Payne

The agreement we've got, they're going to pay it back. - Roger Payne

Pretty much as long as the official authorities at the state or local level agree or, let's say now, don't disagree, it automatically happens. - Roger Payne

It's rare that we do change a name. - Roger Payne

It's a big deal to change a name. - Roger Payne

As far as I know, the use of the word 'slave' has never been even proposed by anyone as offensive. - Roger Payne

All variables being equal, the most important thing is local use and acceptance. Frankly, outside of a few policies, the federal government doesn't care what the name is. ... That's why we ask and pretty much require their recommendation. - Roger Payne

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