“I hope it will not be too long before the technologies that support our population explosion begin to be perceived as no less hazardous to the future of life on this planet than the endless production of radioactive wastes.” LongTechnologySupportPlanetsWastePopulationProductionsEndlessExplosionsPopulation ExplosionRadioactive Waste Author:Daniel Quinn
“I have amazing news for you. Man is not alone on this planet. He is part of a community, upon which he depends absolutely.” MenCommunityPlanetsDependsNewsNot Alone Book:Ishmael: A Novel Source: Ishmael: A Novel
“Do you see the slightest evidence anywhere in the universe that creation came to an end with the birth of man? Do you see the slightest evidence anywhere out there that man was the climax toward which creation had been straining from the beginning? ...Very far from it. The universe went on as before, the planet went on as before. Man's appearance caused no more stir than the appearance of jellyfish.” MenEndsUniverseCreationPlanetsBirthEvidenceAppearanceClimaxJellyfish Book:Ishmael: A Novel Source: Ishmael: A Novel
“The world doesn't belong to us, we belong to it. Always have, always will. We belong to the world. We belong to the community of life on this planet--it doesn't belong to us. We got confused about that, now it's time to set the record straight” WorldCommunityRecordsPlanetsConfused Author:Daniel Quinn
“During your lifetime, the people of our culture are going to figure out how to live sustainably on this planet--or they're not. Either way, it's certainly going to be extraordinary. If they figure out how to live sustainably here, then hum anity will be able to see something it can't see right now: a future that extends into the indefinite future. If they don't figure this out, then I'm afraid the human race is going to take its place among the species that we're driving into extinction here every day--as many as 200--every day” PeopleIfsWayHumansAbleCultureRaceFiguresPlanetsRight NowLifetimeSpeciesExtraordinaryDrivingHuman RaceExtinction Book:If They Give You Lined Paper, Write Sideways. Source: If They Give You Lined Paper, Write Sideways.
“But we're not humanity, we're just one culture - one culture out of hundreds of thousands that have lived their vision on this planet and sung their song. If it were humanity that needed changing, then we'd be out of luck. But it isn't humanity that needs changing, it's just...us.” IfsNeedsSongHumanityCultureVisionPlanetsNeededLuckJust One Author:Daniel Quinn
