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.
RACHEL CARSONWhen we go down to the low-tide line, we enter a world that is as old as the earth itself – the primeval meeting place of the elements of earth and water, a place of compromise and conflit and eternal change.
More Rachel Carson Quotes
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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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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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There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature.
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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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Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.
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We still talk in terms of conquest. We still haven’t become mature enough to think of ourselves as only a tiny part of a vast and incredible universe.
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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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We cannot have peace among men whose hearts find delight in killing any living creature.
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The control of nature is a phrase conceived in arrogance.
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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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A rainy day is the perfect time for a walk in the woods.
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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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The real wealth of the Nation lies in the resources of the earth – soil, water, forests, minerals, and wildlife.
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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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