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...

We will look upon the earth and her sister planets as being with us, not...

We will look upon the earth and her sister planets as being with us, not...

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...

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,...

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

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

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...

I think the environment should be put in the category of our national security. Defense...

I think the environment should be put in the category of our national security. Defense...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

Hate grows and victors where love is afraid to share its bloom

Hate grows and victors where love is afraid to share its bloom

Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift.

Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift.

An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself...

An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself...

If a woman is willing to share her problems with you, it's not to complain,...

If a woman is willing to share her problems with you, it's not to complain,...