“There is a close connection between art and religion in the sense that both are concerned about questions of meaning - if not about the meaning of existence generally, then certainly about the meaning of one's individual life and how a person relates to his or her total community/environment.” IfsPersonsArtIndividualCommunityExistenceEnvironmentConcernedConnectionsRelateIndividual Life Author:Freeman Patterson
“Formal education in British India was remarkable for its lack of connection with its Indian environment. Like the African persuaded to cover his nakedness with a Mother Hubbard, we wore mental Mother Hubbards, and they were often a sad fit. Our textbooks had been compiled by Englishmen for English children, of whom there were none in my school and few in any school in India.” ChildrenSchoolMotherEnvironmentFitConnectionsIndiaBritishIndianRemarkableFormalImperialismEnglishmenTextbooksFormal Education Book:From fear set free Source: From fear set free
“All the Tauruses I know have this connection to the earth and the environment. We are very curious people, very loyal, very aware of and respectful of our surroundings. Also, we're stubborn, but that's our way. We understand what we want, which is not bad.” PeopleKnowsWayWantEarthEnvironmentConnectionsCuriousLoyalStubbornSurroundingsRespectful Author:Francisco Costa
“We consume everything like potato chips. In this environment, I suspect the cartoonist's connection with readers is likely to be superficial and fleeting, unless he taps into some fervent special interest niche. And that audience, almost by definition, will be tiny.” InterestAudienceEnvironmentSpecialReaderConnectionsDefinitionsTinySuspectsSuperficialFleetingChipsPotatoesNicheSpecial InterestsCartoonistFerventPotato Chips Author:Bill Watterson
“There was a time in my acting career, where I was trying to figure out if acting was the thing to do. You know? I was always on this journey of trying to learn more about humanity and people - using the characters and situations as guideposts. I could switch up and do another job as long as I'm continuing that same search and that same journey of revealing my connection to humanity and the universe. And directing gives me the opportunity to explore ALL these different lives and their connection to their environments and the people. And I get to connect to the wires of the universe.” PeopleIfsKnowsGivingTryingLongDifferentCharacterJobsHumanityUniverseOpportunityActingSituationCareersEnvironmentJourneyFiguresConnectionsGive MeThings To DoDo You KnowContinuingWireRevealingDifferent Life Author:Forest Whitaker
“The ecologist has a much more comprehensive and holistic view of the world. We're looking at the natural environment as well as the human built environment and the connectivity between the two - how do the natural environment and the human-built environment interact and interface with each other.” WorldHumansWellsTwoNatureNaturalViewsEnvironmentBuiltConnectionsEnvironmentalInteractionEcologyComprehensiveHolisticEnvironmentalistNatural EnvironmentInteractingInterfacesBuilt Environment Author:Ken Yeang
“We accept it as normal that people who have never been on the land, who have no history or connection to the country, may legally secure the right to come in and, by the very nature of their enterprises, leave in their wake a cultural and physical landscape utterly transformed and desecrated. What's more, in granting such mining concessions, often initially for trivial sums to speculators from distant cities, companies cobbled together with less history than my dog, the government places no cultural or market value on the land itself.” PeopleMayCountryGovernmentTogetherValuesCitiesCompanyAcceptingEnvironmentLandDogNormalConnectionsEnvironmentalSecureLandscapeEnterpriseTransformedMy DogMiningConcessionsSpeculators Author:Wade Davis
“I think that when you go on a shamanic journey, you're allowing yourself to have much more access to your unconscious or your sense of connection within the universe, whatever you want to call that. You've accessed places in your brain that you don't normally. You're still there - it's your brain. But you have access in a way that you normally don't. For me, doing that felt like being in a new environment.” ThinkingWayWantStillsUniverseFeltBrainEnvironmentJourneyGoes OnConnectionsAccessUnconsciousAllowingNew Environment Author:Amy Hardie
“In our highly mediated, technologically driven world, we're all looking for meaningful ways to connect. This has constantly inspired me to create environments full of lively, immersive, experiential elements specifically crafted to foster human connection.” WorldWayHumansEnvironmentElementsConnectionsInspiredDrivenMeaningfulLivelyHuman Connection Author:David Rockwell
“There is a clear connection between developing the skills and talents of young people, and our economic success as a province. Initiatives like the Make Your Pitch competition and the Ontario Social Impact Voucher help us nurture the next generation of business leaders. We will continue creating an inviting environment for our next generation of entrepreneurs, ensuring they develop the right skills needed to succeed in a globally competitive economy and build the future of Ontario.” PeopleHelpingYoungNextSocialLeaderEconomyClearEnvironmentGenerationsEconomicTalentNeededSucceedSkillsCreatingConnectionsImpactEntrepreneurCompetitionDevelopingInitiativeNurtureNext GenerationProvincesInvitingBusiness LeadersOntarioVouchersSocial ImpactEconomic SuccessSkills And Talent Author:Brad Duguid
“I am still very proud of that concert. In America, the (musicians') connection with the conductor is as with management - it becomes political. You cannot conduct properly in this environment. I hate this enemy situation between management and orchestra members.” StillsAmericaPoliticalHateSituationEnemyEnvironmentProudMembersMusicianConnectionsI HateManagementConcertsOrchestraConductor Author:Neeme Jarvi
“Anything that helps us know ourselves more deeply, love ourselves more fully, improve our social connections with family and friends, and engage us more completely with the earth, animals, and environment, is a good resource for healing.” KnowsHelpingEarthSocialAnimalHealingEnvironmentResourcesConnectionsFamily And Friends Author:Jed Diamond
“I don't even know of a room that doesn't have a flat-screen TV in it. These are things that just come in environments these days. And if you were going to walk into a space, where did you come from? Was there a bathroom around the corner? These are things that are authentic, and that's what makes successful television. It's not pre-produced garbage. It's believability and connection. The environment has to tell that story.” IfsKnowsStoriesSpaceWalksRoomsSuccessfulEnvironmentTelevisionTvsConnectionsCornersScreensThese DaysFlatsBathroomGarbageAround The CornerBelievability Author:James Pearse Connelly
“There is a connection between environment and stress on both ends, with excessive clutter and excessive attention to detail both holding the power to distract us from our ability to love fully, work productively and relax effectively. So, what makes sense to me is for each of us to think this through on a few fronts: what constitutes a comfortable environment for us, how much effort we're willing to put into it relative to other priorities, and how well-matched we need our partners' preferences to be to ours.” ThinkingNeedsWellsEndsAbilityEffortAttentionEnvironmentFrontsWillingComfortableConnectionsStressDetailsPartnersPrioritiesMake SenseRelaxRelativePreferenceClutterMatchedAttention To DetailAbility To Love Author:Carolyn Hax
“In a few decades, the relationship between the environment, resources and conflict may seem almost as obvious as the connection we see today between human rights, democracy and peace.” HumansMaySeemsTodayVisionDemocracyEnvironmentRightsFutureConflictResourcesConnectionsTragedyEnvironmentalHuman RightsObviousDecadesSustainable Development Author:Wangari Maathai
“In fact, because of their connection to the land, farmers do more to protect and preserve our environment than almost anyone else. They are some of the best environmentalists around.” FactsEnvironmentLandProtectConnectionsPreservesFarmersOur EnvironmentEnvironmentalist Author:Ike Skelton
“Creating a new theory is not like destroying an old barn and erecting a skyscraper in its place. It is rather like climbing a mountain, gaining new and wider views, discovering unexpected connections between our starting points and its rich environment. But the point from which we started out still exists and can be seen, although it appears smaller and forms a tiny part of our broad view gained by the mastery of the obstacles on our adventurous way up.” WayStillsFormScienceViewsEducationRichEnvironmentTheoryMountainCreatingConnectionsStartingObstaclesTinyUnexpectedBroadsClimbingDestroyingMasteryDiscoveringDeep ThoughtAdventurousStarting PointBarnsClimbing MountainSkyscraper Author:Albert Einstein
“Mystical experience of nature can be of particular relevance to our troubled age, bringing deeper into our consciousness and emotions the logic that nature sustains humanity as humanity must, in turn, sustain nature. Rationality alone, however, cannot be our guide in the task of restoring our environment. A spiritual connection to nature must inspire the emotional commitment that is the yin, complementing the yang of intellectual understanding.” AgeSpiritualHumanityTurnsUnderstandingEmotionConsciousnessEnvironmentEmotionalInspireParticularIntellectualCommitmentTasksConnectionsLogicDeeperGuidesContemplationMysticalRationalityOur EnvironmentRelevanceRestoringYangSpiritual ConnectionMystical Experiences Book:Ecomysticism: The Profound Experience of Nature as Spiritual Guide Source: Ecomysticism: The Profound Experience of Nature as Spiritual Guide
“I feel we are so blessed to live in a country where we enjoy so many rights that other countries cannot even begin to imagine. However, it terrifies me that we seem to have lost touch with our connection to the earth. I am concerned that we have risen to such heights of arrogance in our refusal to acknowledge that our earth is rapidly changing in ways that might affect us catastrophically but instead, we hold steadfast to our belief that nothing can happen to us as a people.” PeopleWayFeelsCountrySeemsMightHappensEarthBeliefLostEnjoyEnvironmentRightsImagineConcernedConnectionsBlessedAcknowledgeHeightArroganceGlobal WarmingOther CountriesRefusalRisenSteadfast Author:Sheryl Crow
“There is a spiritual side to our connection with the planet. And in this material world, that's anathema. It is somewhat worrying. What I say.. it makes life. It gives us fulfilment. It makes us whole human beings. And without it, we make mistakes. And, boy, are the leaders of the world making mistakes at the moment.” WorldLifeGivingHumansWholeMomentsSpiritualSidesHuman BeingsMistakeLeaderBoysWorryEnvironmentPlanetsMaterialsConnectionsEnvironmentalMaking MistakesFulfilmentMaterial WorldWe Make MistakesAnathema Author:Bob Brown
“My dad taught me from my youngest childhood memories through these connections with Aboriginal and tribal people that you must always protect people's sacred status, regardless of the past. Every time you lose an animal, it's like losing a brick from the house. Pretty soon the house just falls down, you know?” PeopleKnowsPastFallHouseLosesMemoriesAnimalEnvironmentChildhoodTaughtDadProtectLosingConnectionsSacredMy DadBricksFalling DownChildhood MemoriesAboriginal Author:Bindi Irwin
“Religious leaders could play a significant role in making explicit the connections between current concerns for the environment and age-old teachings about our dependence on the natural world, and the dangers of greed and excess” WorldPlayAgeNaturalReligiousLeaderVisionRolesEnvironmentTeachingDangerFutureConcernConnectionsGreedCurrentsSignificantExcessDependenceNatural WorldSustainable DevelopmentExplicitReligious LeadersConcern For The Environment Author:Ian Christie