“The way we see the world shapes the way we treat it. If a mountain is a deity, not a pile of ore; if a river is one of the veins of the land, not potential irrigation water; if a forest is a sacred grove, not timber; if other species are biological kin, not resources; or if the planet is our mother, not an opportunity -- then we will treat each other with greater respect. Thus is the challenge, to look at the world from a different perspective.” IfsWorldWayLooksDifferentMotherOpportunityWaterNatureChallengesGreaterLandPlanetsPerspectiveShapesMountainResourcesRiversTreatsSacredSpeciesForestsVeinsDeitiesDifferent PerspectiveGroveTimberIrrigation Author:David Suzuki
“Doing Prometheus was what you imagine being an actor is like when you're five. In a spacesuit, on another planet, getting killed by an alien. It was a real treat, it felt like being a part of movie history.” RealActorsFeltFiveImaginePlanetsTreatsAliensPrometheus Author:Rafe Spall
“My experience on this planet is that if you treat people with respect, they tend to treat you with respect.” PeopleIfsPlanetsTreatsTreating People With Respect Author:Hamza Yusuf
“How we sit within the body is an extremely important part of the spiritual journey. The body itself is used either by the spirit within us, or by the fear-based mind. When it is used by the spirit, then it is a thing of holiness. How we dwell within it, how we treat it, and how we use it in relationship to other aspects of the planet is extremely important. When we use the body without reverence, we are destructive elements on the planet. We become destructive to ourselves, to other life forms, and to the earth.” MindImportantUseBodyEarthSpiritualFormUsedSpiritJourneyPlanetsElementsAspectTreatsHolinessDestructiveReverenceSpiritual Journey Author:Marianne Williamson
“I would remind people on the planet that this is the only one we have, and we need to take care of it. I would want people to truly consider what we do and how we treat the earth, the ecosystems, and animals we share it with, and think about the legacy we want to leave behind.” PeopleThinkingWantNeedsCareEarthAnimalBehindsSharePlanetsTreatsTake CareLegacyEcosystems Author:Amanda Schull
“Just recognizing and naming that many of the things we treat as historical fact are stories can help erode their power over our sense of identity and thinking. If they are stories rather than "truth," we can write new stories that better represent the country we aspire to be. Our new stories can be about diverse people working together to overcome challenges and make life better for all, about figuring out how to live sustainably on this one planet we share, and on deep respect for cooperation, fairness, and equity instead of promoting hyper-competitive individualism.” PeopleIfsThinkingWritingCountryFactsHelpingStoriesTogetherChallengesShareIdentityPlanetsTreatsOvercomingHistoricalWorking TogetherCooperationIndividualismDiverseFairnessAspireRecognizingEquityPromotingHyperErodeHistorical Facts Author:Annie Leonard
“Everywhere I go, I meet people ready for change. People who are fed up with the exhaustion that comes from devoting one's life to the work-watch-spend treadmill. People who know in their hearts that it's wrong to treat the planet and whole groups of people as disposable. People who are challenging the bogus stories we've been fed for years and are writing their own about hope and love and working together to build a better future for everyone.” PeopleKnowsWritingYearsHeartWholeStoriesTogetherChallengesWatchesGroupsPlanetsReadyAnd LoveTreatsWorking TogetherFedsExhaustionFed UpBetter FutureDisposableTreadmillsHope And LoveReady For Change Author:Annie Leonard
“Jane Goodall is my idol and someone I have always looked up to for the amazing work she has done with chimpanzees. She has transcended animal welfare as the voice for the voiceless and has changed many people's views about how they think and treat not only chimps but all of the amazing animals we share this planet with.” PeopleThinkingDoneVoiceAnimalViewsShareChangedPlanetsTreatsWelfareIdolsJaneAnimal WelfareChimpanzeesVoicelessAmazing Work Author:Katie Cleary
“Business practices and how we treat the planet are also in desperate need of re-humanization.” NeedsPracticePlanetsTreatsDesperate Author:Simon Mainwaring
“People know your tragedies and they treat you like you’re not human. Like you’re a three-headed goat. A monster from some other planet. They keep reminding you of your pain. You see how they look at me? They’re stuck on that person I used to be. They can’t see that old life as just a moment in time that I’ve moved on from. It was a horrible life.” PeopleKnowsHumansLooksPersonsMomentsPainUsedThreePlanetsLike YouTreatsTragedyMovedMonstersStuckHorribleUsed To BeLook At MeGoatsRemindingMoments In TimeMoved OnOld LifeHorrible LifeI've Moved On Book:Genevieve Source: Genevieve
“When I treat other people with kindness and love, it is part of my way of paying my debt to God and the world for the privilege of living on this planet.” PeopleWorldWayKindnessPlanetsAnd LoveTreatsPrivilegeDebtMy WayLiving On Author:Benjamin Carson
“Calvin: Trick or treat! Adult: Where's your costume? What are you supposed to be? Calvin: I'm yet another resource-consuming kid in an overpopulated planet, raised to an alarming extent by Madison Avenue and Hollywood, poised with my cynical and alienated peers to take over the world when you're old and weak... Am I scary, or what?” WorldKidsBoysPlanetsAdultsResourcesWeakHollywoodTreatsRaisedScaryTricksSupposed To BeCynicalPeersCostumesAvenuesConsumingMadisonCalvin And Hobbes FriendshipMadison AvenueTrick Or Treat Author:Bill Watterson
“You Christians look after a document containing enough dynamite to blow all civilisation to pieces, turn the world upside down and bring peace to a battle-torn planet. But you treat it as though it is nothing more than a piece of literature.” WorldLooksEnoughChristianTurnsLiteraturePeacePiecesPlanetsBattleTreatsDown AndBlowBiblicalDocumentsTornCivilisationUpside DownContainingDynamiteWorld Upside Down Author:Mahatma Gandhi
“We shall be permitted to live on this planet only for as long as we treat all nature with compassion and intelligence.” LongCompassionPlanetsTreats Author:Aldous Huxley
“All the things that human beings suffer from are how their environment treats them, and how the elements of their planet affects their mind and body--like radiation, cancer, and all.” MindHumansBodySufferingHuman BeingsEnvironmentPlanetsElementsTreatsCancerRadiationMind And Body Author:Ornette Coleman