Our environmental problems originate in the hubris of imagining ourselves as the central nervous system or the brain of nature. We're not the brain, we are a cancer on nature.

Quote by Dave Foreman

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Our environmental problems originate in the hubris of imagining ourselves as the central nervous system...

Our environmental problems originate in the hubris of imagining ourselves as the central nervous system...

Don't blow it, good planets are hard to find.

Don't blow it, good planets are hard to find.

The surrounding environment is the best erudite master to teach us the fundamental laws of...

The surrounding environment is the best erudite master to teach us the fundamental laws of...

I love the environment, but I'm cheap on the environment.

I love the environment, but I'm cheap on the environment.

Nature is the master of talents; genius is the master of nature.

Nature is the master of talents; genius is the master of nature.

The way you can go to Paris or Beijing and everywhere there's a McDonald's hamburger,...

The way you can go to Paris or Beijing and everywhere there's a McDonald's hamburger,...

We generate our own environment. We get exactly what we deserve. How can we resent...

We generate our own environment. We get exactly what we deserve. How can we resent...

There are two ways of being creative. One can sing and dance. Or one can...

There are two ways of being creative. One can sing and dance. Or one can...

We have forgotten how to be good guests, how to walk lightly on the earth...

We have forgotten how to be good guests, how to walk lightly on the earth...

Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty.

Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty.

This fight against drilling in the Arctic Refuge is a fight about our principles. Its...

This fight against drilling in the Arctic Refuge is a fight about our principles. Its...

I remember when you couldnt even mention environmental issues without a snicker. But then in...

I remember when you couldnt even mention environmental issues without a snicker. But then in...

We're in a giant car heading towards a brick wall and everyones arguing over where...

We're in a giant car heading towards a brick wall and everyones arguing over where...

You are a product of your environment. So choose the environment that will best develop...

You are a product of your environment. So choose the environment that will best develop...

In today's environment, hoarding knowledge ultimately erodes your power. If you know something very important,...

In today's environment, hoarding knowledge ultimately erodes your power. If you know something very important,...

Be careful the environment you choose for it will shape you; be careful the friends...

Be careful the environment you choose for it will shape you; be careful the friends...

A fire scene is very fragile, especially in a tropical environment. You've got to get...

A fire scene is very fragile, especially in a tropical environment. You've got to get...

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are...

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are...

My father, now in heaven, is a keeper of the birds. And his eye is...

My father, now in heaven, is a keeper of the birds. And his eye is...

There are a number of companies in the area who do artificial foliage very well--...

There are a number of companies in the area who do artificial foliage very well--...

The cause of all our personal problems and nearly all the problems of the world...

The cause of all our personal problems and nearly all the problems of the world...