“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
“Ralph Waldo Emerson once asked what we would do if the stars only came out once every thousand years. No one would sleep that night, of course. The world would become religious overnight. We would be ecstatic, delirious, made rapturous by the glory of God. Instead, the stars come out every night, and we watch television.” IfsWorldLifeInspirationalYearsMadeWould BeNightCoursesStarsReligiousSleepWatchesTelevisionThousandGloryEvery NightThousand YearsGlory Of GodEcstaticDeliriousWaldo EmersonRalph WaldoBest Night Of My Life Author:Paul Hawken
“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
“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 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
“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
“The most unrealistic person in the world is the cynic, not the dreamer.” WorldPersonsDreamerCynic Author:Paul Hawken
“My advice for people is to love the world they are in, in whatever way makes sense to them. It may be a devotional practice, it may be song or poetry, it may be by gardening, it may be as an activist, scientist, or community leader. The path to restoration extends from our heart to the heart of sentient beings, and that path will be different for every person.” PeopleWorldWayHeartMayPersonsDifferentSongCommunityLeaderPracticePathAdviceScientistMake SenseActivistGardeningRestorationDevotionalSentient Beings Author:Paul Hawken
