Then the song of a whitethroat, pure and ethereal, with the dreamy quality of remembered joy.
RACHEL CARSONThe real wealth of the Nation lies in the resources of the earth – soil, water, forests, minerals, and wildlife.
More Rachel Carson Quotes
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Science is part of the reality of living; it is the what, the how, and the why of everything in our experience.
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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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For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death.
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The control of nature is a phrase conceived in arrogance.
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If there is poetry in my book about the sea, it is not because I deliberately put it there, but because no one could write truthfully about the sea and leave out the poetry.
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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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Now I truly believe that we in this generation must come to terms with nature, and I think we’re challenged, as mankind has never been challenged before, to prove our maturity and our mastery, not of nature but of ourselves.
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It is ironic to think that man might determine his own future by something so seemingly trivial as the choice of an insect spray.
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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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If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement, and mystery of the world we live in.
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I am always more interested in what I am about to do than what I have already done.
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Drink in the beauty and wonder at the meaning of what you see.
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One summer night, out on a flat headland, all but surrounded by the waters of the bay, the horizons were remote and distant rims on the edge of space.
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A rainy day is the perfect time for a walk in the woods.
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The edge of the sea is a strange and beautiful place.
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