“Sustainability is an economic state where the demands placed upon the environment by people and commerce can be met without reducing the capacity of the environment to provide for future generations. It can also be expressed in the simple terms of an economic golden rule for the restorative economy: Leave the world better than you found it, take no more than you need, try not to harm life or the environment, make amends if you do.” PeopleIfsWorldNeedsTryingStatesFoundTermSimpleEconomyEnvironmentGenerationsEconomicMetsDemandCapacityEnvironmentalHarmGoldenSustainabilityCommerceFuture GenerationReducingBetter Than YouGolden RuleAmends Author:Paul Hawken
“We have reached a point where the value we do add to our economy is now being outweighed by the value we are removing, not only from future generations in terms of diminished resources, but from ourselves in terms of unlivable cities, deadening jobs, deteriorating health, and rising crime. In biological terms, we have become a parasite and are devouring our host.” JobsValuesTermCitiesEconomyGenerationsCrimeResourcesAddEnvironmentalRisingHostSustainabilityFuture GenerationParasitesDevouringDeteriorating Author:Paul Hawken
“The great thing about the dilemma we're in is that we get to re-imagine every single thing we do...There isn't a single thing that doesn't require a complete remake. There are two ways of looking at that. One is: Oh my gosh, what a big burden. The other way, which I prefer, is: What a great time to be born! What a great time to be alive! Because this generation gets to essentially completely change the world.” WorldWayTwoBigsChangeBornAliveImagineGenerationsBurdenGreat ThingsChanging The WorldTwo WaysDilemmaGreat TimesRemakesThis GenerationOh My Gosh Author:Paul Hawken
“What a great time to be born! What a great time to be alive! Because this generation gets to essentially completely change the world.” WorldBornAliveGenerationsThis WorldClimateGreat TimesThis Generation Author:Paul Hawken
“The generations before you failed. They didn’t stay up all night. They got distracted and lost sight of the fact that life is a miracle every moment of your existence. Nature beckons you to be on her side. You couldn’t ask for a better boss. The most unrealistic person in the world is the cynic, not the dreamer. Hope only makes sense when it doesn’t make sense to be hopeful. This is your century. Take it and run as if your life depends on it.” IfsWorldPersonsMomentsFactsRunningLife IsNightAsksLostSidesExistenceGenerationsCenturyDependsSightMiracleMake SenseHopefulBossDreamerDistractedAll NightCynicUp All Night Author:Paul Hawken
