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...

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...

We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.

We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.

Man is a child of his environment

Man is a child of his environment

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...

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...

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,...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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,...

First of all I like John Kerry. I think he's intellectually curious and very thoughtful....

First of all I like John Kerry. I think he's intellectually curious and very thoughtful....

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...

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...

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'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...

There is only one nature - the division into science and engineering is a human...

There is only one nature - the division into science and engineering is a human...

Nature is the most beautiful thing we have. It's better than art because it's from...

Nature is the most beautiful thing we have. It's better than art because it's from...

I have always grown from my problems and challenges, from the things that don't work...

I have always grown from my problems and challenges, from the things that don't work...