Quotes About Environment

Through no divine design or cosmic plan, we have inherited the mantle of life's caretaker on the earth, the only home we have ever known.

In the memorable observation by geneticist Theodosius Dobzhansky, "Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution.

We are our planet's autobiographers- so lets tell as many stories as is possible.

With all the hybrid stuff and things like that, I think that's a fabulous direction to go with cars in that sense. As someone who grew up around muscle cars, I'll never not be able to not love a muscle car. Not that I don't care about the environment, that's not it. But I adore muscle cars.

Release is the beginning of the software's true life; everything before that release is gestation. Either systems grow over time, adapting to their changing environment, or they decay until their costs outweigh their benefits and then die.

This is an instructive model for the proliferation of other infectious diseases as population growth and "progress" create better roads and more mobility while reducing jungle and forestland. As a result, microbes that may have stayed in their particular niches for centuries or longer are now emerging into far larger problems.

We can make ourselves more resilient by making the world around us supportive.

which would be the most serious littering offense ever, way worse than sneaking away after your dog drops a deuce on someone's lawn)

The lake district's rain was the price you paid to live amongst such beauty.

forse non avevo combinato granché di buono nella vita ma almeno avrei contribuito a distruggere il pianeta

je n'aurais peut-être pas fait grand-chose de bien dans ma vie, mais au moins j'aurais contribué à détruire la planète – et je sabotais systématiquement le programme de tri sélectif mis en Å"uvre par le syndic de l'immeuble en balançant les bouteilles de vin vides dans la poubelle réservée aux papiers et emballages, les déchets périssables dans le bac de collecte du verre.

De pronto me di cuenta, incómodo, de que pensaba que la sociedad en la que vivía era algo así como un medio natural —digamos una sabana o una jungla— a cuyas leyes había tenido que adaptarme.

puede que no hubiera hecho gran cosa en mi vida, pero al menos habría contribuido a destruir el planeta–

il y a dans les villes deux fonctions, l'une primaire d'habitation, l'autre secondaire de circulation, et on voit aujourd'hui partout l'habitation méprisée, sacrifiée à la circulation, de telle sorte que nos villes, privées d'arbres, de fontaines, de marchés, de berges, pour être de plus en plus «circulables», deviennent de moins en moins habitables.

Till now I have never shot a scene without taking account of what stands behind the actors because the relationship between people and their surroundings is of prime importance.

Did I just see you litter?' 'I'm driving a hybrid. It cancels out.

Clutter cleaning is about acquiring an ability to rely solely upon oneself to create an environment that is nurturing and supportive. It does not depend on someone else." (Acknowledgements)

A bee bumped against the wall.

As the 'circular' approach to sustainability begins to gather ground, we humans are finding ourselves within the circle, not without.

So-called 'circular' approaches - to the city, the economy, design - extend well beyond just limiting environmental impacts. They take on a more systemic, cyclical view of how physical and biological processes, together with human interactions, give rise to sustainable living environments - forming a complete self-sustaining 'ecosystem', like a closed circle.

Tell me thy company, and I will tell thee what thou art.

Such individuals lead vigorous lives, are open to a variety of experiences, keep on learning until the day they die, and have strong ties and commitments to other people and to the environment in which they live. They enjoy whatever they do, even if tedious or difficult; they are hardly ever bored, and they can take in stride anything that comes their way. Perhaps their greatest strength is that they are in control of their lives.

To overcome the anxieties and depressions of contemporary life, individuals must become independent of the social environment to the degree that they no longer respond exclusively in terms of its rewards and punishments. To achieve such autonomy, a person has to learn to provide rewards to herself.

It is easier to enhance creativity by changing conditions in the environment than by trying to make people think more creatively.