Science is part of the reality of living; it is the what, the how, and the why of everything in our experience.
RACHEL CARSONIn every outthrust headland, in every curving beach, in every grain of sand there is the story of the earth.
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In every outthrust headland, in every curving beach, in every grain of sand there is the story of the earth.
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The Choice, after all, is ours to make.
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We are not truly civilized if we concern ourselves only with the relation of man to man. What is important is the relation of man to all life.
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By suggestion and example, I believe children can be helped to hear the many voices about them. Take Time to listen and talk about the voices of the earth and what they mean-the majestic voice of thunder, the winds, the sound of surf or flowing streams.
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One way to open your eyes is to ask yourself, “What if I had never seen this before? What if I knew i would never see it again?
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Beginnings are apt to be shadowy.
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Our attitude towards plants is a singularly narrow one. If we see any immediate utility in a plant we foster it. If for any reason we find its presence undesirable or merely a matter of indifference, we may condemn it to destruction forthwith.
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The control of nature is a phrase conceived in arrogance.
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Only as a child’s awareness and reverence for the wholeness of life are developed can his humanity to his own kind reach its full development.
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It is also an era dominated by industry, in which the right to make a dollar at whatever cost is seldom challenged.
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In nature nothing exists alone.
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A child’s world is fresh and new and beautiful, full of wonder and excitement. It is our misfortune that for most of us that clear-eyed vision, that true instinct for what is beautiful, is dimmed and even lost before we reach adulthood.
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It is a wholesome and necessary thing for us to turn again to the earth and in the contemplation of her beauties to know the sense of wonder and humility.
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Those who dwell, as scientists or laymen, among the beauties and mysteries of the earth, are never alone or weary of life.
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The most alarming of all man’s assaults upon the environment is the contamination of air, earth, rivers, and sea with dangerous and even lethal materials.
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