Quotes About Environment

Learn of the green world what can be thy place In scaled invention or true artistry

Art for me is a form of nourishment. I need the land. I need it.

Look out! Be on your guard, because alone of all the arts, music moves all around you.

Art, if it is art, will develop in whatever circumstances it is placed.

I realize that I live in the same environment that I did when I was a kid, but with less junk and better art.

The problem with architecture is it goes with the territory, because it's an applied art and because you're messing about with people and their environment.

What strip mining is to nature the art market has become to culture.

Creativity thrives where its roots are crowded.

You've got to capture as much of the room sound as possible. That's the very essence of it.

The modern human has mastered the art of building toxic homes and cities.

Ordinary people are products of their environment and fit in. Artists transcend their environment and stand out.

We are living in a moment where we have broken the equilibrium of the planet. We are not paying attention to our intuitive side. We only pay attention to our reason. We have become an urban animal

In the big picture, architecture is the art and science of making sure that our cities and buildings fit with the way we want to live our lives.

I've always seen architecture as a healing art, not just as a beautification art.

Attitude is greatly shaped by influence and association.

It is good people who make good places

The biggest enemy we face is anthropocentrism. This is that common attitude that everything on this Earth was put here for [human] use.

The habit of ignoring Nature is deeply implanted in our times. This attitude reminds me of people who never look you in the eye; I find them disturbing and always have to look away.

I feel that we should not only maintain gentle, peaceful relations with our fellow human beings bur also that is very important to extend the same kind of attitude toward the natural environment.

Cars and light trucks (SUVs and pickups), as pointed out earlier, constitute 35 percent of world oil demand—cars alone, about 20 percent. The rest of transportation consumption goes into heavy trucks, ships, trains, and airplanes.

Suddenly, I was plunged back into an avid learning environment, starting at the bottom and working my way painstakingly up the mountain. The thrill of learning and accomplishing stimulated me so much that the work was pleasurable.

This world was made to be cloaked in gray. It wouldn't feel natural if the sun shone brightly all the time.

There is no faith like the faith of a builder of homes in coastal Louisiana

The Earth is an animal that shakes off its fleas when they dig too deep, bite too hard.