Quotessence
Home / Books / WORST YEARS OF OUR LIVES

WORST YEARS OF OUR LIVES

Book by Barbara Ehrenreich · 4 quotes · Men, Seems, Knows

Filter quotes by topic

AllMenSeemsKnowsChildrenEarthKindMatterPeopleAtheismCardsCenturyCountryFactsFemaleFirstsHas BeensJobsMinutesPoliticsReason

WORST YEARS OF OUR LIVES Quotes

“Some of us still get all weepy when we think about the Gaia Hypothesis, the idea that earth is a big furry goddess-creature who resembles everybody's mom in that she knows what's best for us. But if you look at the historical record - Krakatoa, Mt. Vesuvius, Hurricane Charley, poison ivy, and so forth down the ages - you have to ask yourself: Whose side is she on, anyway?”

IfsThinkingKnowsLooksStillsIdeasGodBigsAgeEarthAsksSidesRecordsAtheismMomCreaturesHistoricalPoisonGoddessHypothesisHurricanesIvyFurryGaiaPoison Ivy
Book:WORST YEARS OF OUR LIVES
Create image

“It seems to me that there must be an ecological limit to the number of paper pushers the earth can sustain, and that human civilization will collapse when the number of, say, tax lawyers exceeds the world's total population of farmers, weavers, fisherpersons, and pediatric nurses.”

WorldHumansSeemsEarthNumbersCivilizationLimitsTaxesPaperEnvironmentalPopulationLawyerFarmersNurseSustainabilityCollapseBureaucracyExceedEcologicalHuman CivilizationWeavers
Book:WORST YEARS OF OUR LIVES
Create image

“No culture on earth outside of mid-century suburban America has ever deployed one woman per child without simultaneously assigning her such major productive activities as weaving, farming, gathering, temple maintenance, and tent-building. The reason is that full-time, one-on-one child-raising is not good for women or children.”

ChildrenReasonEarthAmericaMotherCultureCenturyBuildingActivityMajorsProductiveTemplesGatheringFarmingMaintenanceTentsOne WomanWeavingOne On One
Book:WORST YEARS OF OUR LIVES
Create image