“We face a dilemma because although everybody is better off than they've ever been at any time in our history, we've also got the biggest gap between the rich and the poor that we've ever had, and we've potentially got a planet which is going to go bust any day.” FacesPoorRichPlanetsGapsBetter OffDilemma Author:Stuart Rose
“A wrong attitude towards nature implies, somewhere, a wrong attitude towards God, and that the consequence is an inevitable doom. For a long enough time we have believed in nothing but the values arising in a mechanized, commercialized, urbanized way of life: it would be as well for us to face the permanent conditions upon which God allows us to live upon this planet.” WayWellsLongEnoughWould BeFacesValuesAttitudeConditionsPlanetsConsequenceEnvironmentalInevitablePermanentDoomEnough TimeWrong Attitude Author:T. S. Eliot
“Is it in our national interest to overheat the planet? That's the question Obama faces in deciding whether to approve Keystone XL, a 2,000-mile-long pipeline that will bring 500,000 barrels of tar-sand oil from Canada to oil refineries on the Gulf of Mexico.” LongFacesInterestPlanetsOilMilesCanadaSandMexicoBarrelsPipelineNational InterestsKeystonesGulf Of MexicoRefineryKeystone Pipeline Author:Jeff Goodell
“Dinosaurs may be extinct from the face of the planet, but they are alive and well in our imaginations.” WellsMayFacesImaginationAlivePlanetsDinosaurs Author:Steve Miller
“As a philosophical problem, it comes down to a better way to engage with the passage of time; and I think we're getting close to one, because the imaginative loss of the future is becoming acute.The most effective political actors on the planet now are people who want to blow themselves up.These are people who really don't want to get out of the bed in the morning and face another unpredictable day.” PeopleThinkingWayWantProblemFacesPoliticalActorsLossMorningPlanetsBecomingBedPhilosophicalBlowPassagesUnpredictableImaginativeBetter WaysPassage Of Time Author:Bruce Sterling
“I'm not pessimistic. It is the world that is terrible. How can we be optimistic in the face of a planet where people live so badly, nature is being destroyed and the dominant empire is money?” PeopleWorldFacesPlanetsTerribleOptimisticDestroyedEmpiresDominantPessimisticBeing Optimistic Author:Jose Saramago
“I say you call yourself Goldstein, Silverstein, and Rubinstein because you're stealing all the gold and silver and rubies all over the earth - and it's true, because of your thieving and stealing and roguing, and lying all over the face of the planet earth.” EarthFacesLyingPlanetsGoldStealingSilverPlanet EarthRubiesGold And SilverSilverstein Author:Khalid Abdul Muhammad
“I'm dominant every night. I come in every night and get beat up. I never make a face when they try to flagrant or hack-a-Shaq me, because I'm not from this planet. Earthlings don't faze me.” TryingFacesNightPlanetsBasketballBeatsEvery NightDominantPlanet EarthHacksShaq Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“Humankind has suddenly entered into a brand new relationship with our planet. Unless we quickly and profoundly change the course of our civilization, we face an immediate and grave danger of destroying the worldwide ecological system that sustains life as we know it.” KnowsFacesCoursesDangerPlanetsCivilizationClimate ChangeGravesBrandsGlobal WarmingDestroyingHumankindOur PlanetEcologicalBrand NewNew Relationship Author:Al Gore
“'Forrest Gump' was great, it was fabulous. It lasted much longer than anybody thought, and brought me a degree of attention that no human being on the face of the planet deserves.” HumansFacesHuman BeingsAttentionPlanetsDegreesDeserveFabulousForrest Gump Author:Tom Hanks
“I...understand that age is kind of awesome. I am fortunate enough to know women like Gloria Steinem - who I think is one of the most stunning women on the planet - [who] doesn't touch her face. Diane Keaton, Annette Bening - all of these fabulous, fearless women who are flawless - they embrace it!” ThinkingKnowsKindEnoughWisdomRealityAgeFacesScienceNatureLeadershipGenerationsFashionHuman NaturePlanetsHealthEmbraceIndividualityIdeologyFearlessFortunateFabulousStunningFlawlessGloria Author:Jennifer Aniston
“First of all, everyone must acknowledge and feel that child slavery still exists in the world, in its ugliest face and form. And this is an evil, which is crime against humanity, which is intolerable, which is unacceptable and which must go. That sense of recognition must be developed first of all. And secondly there is a need of higher amounts of political will. There is a need of higher amount of corporate engagement, and the engagement of the public towards it. So, everybody has a responsibility to save and protect the children on this planet.” WorldNeedsFeelsFirstsChildrenStillsFacesFormPoliticalHumanityEvilResponsibilityCrimePlanetsAmountHigherProtectSlaveryRecognitionCorporateAcknowledgeEngagementPolitical WillCrimes Against Humanity Author:Kailash Satyarthi
“I love Superman. Because he represents the hero with 1,000 faces. And the potential that lies in every human on this planet.” HumansFacesLyingPlanetsHero Author:RuPaul
“I think that a new kind of replicator has recently emerged on this very planet. It is staring us in the face. It is still in its infancy, still drfiting clumsily about in its primeval soup, but already it is achieving evolutionary change at a rate which leaves the old gene panting far behind.” ThinkingKindStillsFacesBehindsAchievePlanetsRateStaringGenesSoupInfancyPrimeval Author:Richard Dawkins
“I am an unstoppable killing machine. I am the greatest champion that ever walked the face of this planet.” FacesPlanetsMachinesKillingChampionUnstoppable Author:Dean Ambrose
“The biggest truth to face now - what is probably making me unfunny now for the remainder of my life - is that I don't think people give a damn whether the planet goes or not. It seems to me as if everyone is living as members of Alcoholics Anonymous do, day by day. And a few more days will be enough. I know of very few people who are dreaming of a world for their grandchildren.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWorldGivingEnoughDreamSeemsFacesLife IsPlanetsMembersDamnGrandchildrenAlcoholicsAlcoholics Anonymous Book:A Man Without a Country Source: A Man Without a Country
“As Americans, we have shown ourselves to have the greatest military on the face of the planet, but we are not so very good at anticipating threats and appreciating just how difficult it is to build up stable democracies, to make the investments and sustainable development that we must as a nation if we are to attack the root causes of these sorts of instability.” IfsFacesNationsCausesDifficultDemocracyMilitaryPlanetsDevelopmentAppreciateRootsThreatInvestmentVery GoodStableSustainable DevelopmentInstabilityRoot CauseGreatest Military Author:Martin O'Malley
“The Earth faces environmental problems right now that threaten the imminent destruction of civilization and the end of the planet as a livable world. Humanity cannot afford to waste its financial and emotional resources on endless, meaningless quarrels between each group and all others. there must be a sense of globalism in which the world unites to solve the real problems that face all groups alike.” WorldRealEndsProblemEarthFacesHumanityGroupsEmotionalPlanetsCivilizationRight NowWasteResourcesDestructionEnvironmentalFinancialSolveEndlessMeaninglessQuarrelsReal ProblemsGlobalismEnvironmental Problems Book:I, Asimov: A Memoir Source: I, Asimov: A Memoir
“Art can heal it if art is allowed to exist. And if art is slowly wiped off the face of the planet, then what tools do we have to reach people, to appeal to them and all of their senses?” PeopleIfsArtFacesPlanetsArt IsToolsSensesHealAppeals Author:Madonna Ciccone
“At home, I watch fights and documentaries - that's it. If it's not about the birth and death of stars, 'Frozen Planet,' or someone getting punched in the face, I'm probably not watching it.” IfsHomeFacesFightingStarsWatchesPlanetsBirthDocumentariesFrozenBirth And Death Author:Ronda Rousey
“All the conservation efforts in the world won't be enough to make a dent in the oncoming sustainability crisis our planet faces.” WorldEnoughFacesEffortPlanetsCrisisSustainabilityConservationOur Planet Author:Naveen Jain
“To me, my Dad's the greatest guy - next to Jesus Christ - who ever walked this planet. He's been that outstanding male role model in my life. And he's still the same guy I grew up around, very conscious of the image he sets forth. As he would say, 'Wouldn't do anything behind your back that I wouldn't do to your face.'” StillsFacesGuyNextJesusChristBehindsRolesPlanetsGrewDadGrew UpModelsConsciousJesus ChristMalesMy DadYour FaceRole ModelsOutstandingBehind Your BackMale Role Models Author:Aaron Tippin
“I think there was a long period of time when we got real invested in a youth culture, and not coincidentally it was when the baby boomers, who let's face it, take up a lot of space on the planet, were young.” ThinkingLongRealFacesYoungCultureSpaceYouthPlanetsBabyPeriodsLong Periods Of TimeBoomersYouth CultureBaby Boomer Author:Anna Quindlen
“As our planet faces seemingly insurmountable odds, we must find new ways to survive and thrive together.” WayTogetherFacesPlanetsThriveOddsNew WaysOur PlanetInsurmountableInsurmountable Odds Author:Nikhil Advani
“Going back to my mother's passing, there was no way I could hold back my tears or sense of grief at knowing her physical presence left the planet. Working consciously with such an in-my-face overwhelmingly painful loss, I was able to process it to the point of accepting that although my relationship with her would be different, I could still sense and celebrate that there was no separation between our spirits. Being present and open to each stage of grief eventually led to her visiting me in my dreams and a tangible sense of her presence.” WayStillsDifferentDreamWould BeAbleFacesSpiritMotherLeftProcessLossGriefAcceptingKnowingStageTearsPlanetsPainfulSeparationPassingPassingsCelebrateTangibleVisitingStages Of Grief Author:Michael Beckwith
“Sooner or later, we will face a catastrophic threat from space. Of all the possible threats, only a gigantic asteroid hit can destroy the entire planet. If we prepare now, we better our odds of survival. The dinosaurs never knew what hit them.” IfsFacesSpacePlanetsSurvivalThreatOddsSooner Or LaterDinosaursAsteroids Author:Michio Kaku
“But the truth is that we could win every other fight that we face and if we lose the climate fight, the other victories will be pyrrhic. I don't think even people who are worried about climate change quite understand the scale and speed with which we're now shifting the planet.” PeopleIfsThinkingFacesFightingWinningLosesPlanetsVictoryTruth IsClimateClimate ChangeSpeedScalesWorriedShifting Author:Bill McKibben