But most of all I shall remember the monarchs, that unhurried westward drift of one small winged form after another, each drawn by some invisible force.
RACHEL CARSONBut most of all I shall remember the monarchs, that unhurried westward drift of one small winged form after another, each drawn by some invisible force.
More Rachel Carson Quotes
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There is one quality that characterizes all of us who deal with the sciences of the earth and its life – we are never bored.
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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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Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.
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Always the edge of the sea remains an elusive and indefinable boundary. The shore has a dual nature, changing with the swing of the tides, belonging now to the land, now to the sea.
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The edge of the sea is a strange and beautiful place.
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For mankind as a whole, a possession infinitely more valuable than individual life is our genetic heritage, our link with past and future… Yet genetic deterioration through man-made agents is the menace of our time.
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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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Why would anyone believe it is possible to lay down such barrage of poisons on the surface of the earth without making it unfit for all life? They should not be called insecticides, but biocides.
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Even in the vast and mysterious reaches of the sea we are brought back to the fundamental truth that nothing lives to itself.
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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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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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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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Nature reserves some of her choice rewards for days when her mood may appear to be somber.
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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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But man is a part of nature, and his war against nature is inevitably a war against himself.
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