Conservation is a cause that has no end. There is no point at which we will say our work is finished.
RACHEL CARSONFor 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.
More Rachel Carson Quotes
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There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature.
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Knowing what I do, there would be no future peace for me if I kept silent.
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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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Drink in the beauty and wonder at the meaning of what you see.
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Only within the moment of time represented by the present century has one species — man — acquired significant power to alter the nature of the world.
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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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I sincerely believe that for the child, and for the parent seeking to guide him, it is not half so important to ‘know’ as to ‘feel’.
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Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature – the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.
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In an age when man has forgotten his origins and is blind even to his most essential needs for survival, water along with other resources has become the victim of his indifference.
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A rainy day is the perfect time for a walk in the woods.
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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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As crude a weapon as a cave man’s club, the chemical barrage has been hurled against the fabric of life.
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The discipline of the writer is to learn to be still and listen to what his subject has to tell him.
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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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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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