“When asked if I am pessimistic or optimistic about the future, my answer is always the same: If you look at the science about what is happening on earth and aren’t pessimistic, you don’t understand data. But if you meet the people who are working to restore this earth and the lives of the poor, and you aren’t optimistic, you haven’t got a pulse.” PeopleIfsWorldLooksEarthOrderJusticeAnswersPoorGraceHavensThis WorldWillingDespairHappeningsOrdinaryOptimisticDataOddsOrdinary PeoplePulsePessimisticSemblance Author:Paul Hawken
“When the planes still swoop down and aerial spray a field in order to kill a predator insect with pesticides, we are in the Dark Ages of commerce.” StillsAgeOrderDarkDarknessEnvironmentSocietyFieldsDown AndEnvironmentalPlanesCommerceInsectsDark AgesPredatorSprayPesticides Author:Paul Hawken
“What I see everywhere in the world are ordinary people willing to confront despair, power, and incalculable odds in order to restore some semblance of grace, justice, and beauty to this world.” PeopleWorldOrderJusticeGraceThis WorldWillingDespairOrdinaryEncouragementOddsOrdinary PeopleSemblance Author:Paul Hawken
“Business is correct to defend its right to act in order to produce a vigorous and engaging prosperity. But it is wrong if it forgets that this freedom can only be experienced within the discipline of social responsibility.” IfsPoliticalOrderSocialForgetResponsibilityProduceDisciplineProsperitySocial ResponsibilityEngagingVigorous Author:Paul Hawken
“Natural capitalism is not about making sudden changes, uprooting institutions, or fomenting upheaval for a new social order. Natural capitalism is about making small, critical choices that can tip economic and social factors in positive ways.” WayOrderChoicesSocialNaturalBusinessEconomicCapitalismInstitutionsCriticalFactorsSocial OrderUpheavalSudden ChangeUprooting Author:Paul Hawken
“When the planes still swoop down and aerial spray a field in order to kill a predator insect with pesticides, we are in the Dark Ages of commerce. Maybe one thousandth of this aerial insecticide actually prevents the infestation. The balance goes to the leaves, into the soil, into the water, into all forms of wildlife, into ourselves. What is good for the balance sheet is wasteful of resources and harmful to life.” StillsAgeFormOrderWaterDarkFieldsBalanceResourcesDown AndPlanesSoilCommerceSheetsInsectsWildlifeDark AgesPredatorSprayPesticidesBalance SheetsInsecticides Author:Paul Hawken
