Ellen MacArthur famous quotes
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The linear 'Take - Make - Dispose' system, which depletes natural resources and generates waste, is deeply flawed and can be productively replaced by a restorative model in which waste does not exist as such but is only food for the next cycle
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There is a massive economic opportunity out there to be taken without waiting for government legislation.
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There's a plane flying over me and I'm looking forward to being able to relax and not worry about the weather or boat speed.
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Rethinking the future: It is a profound challenge, at the end of an era of cheap oil and materials to rethink and redesign how we produce and consume; to reshape how we live and work, or even to imagine the jobs that will be needed for transition
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When you sail on a boat you take with you the minimum of resources. You don't waste anything. You don't leave the light on; you don't leave a computer screen on... on land we take what we want
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When I circumnavigated the globe the outcome didn't really matter, it was about a goal I'd set myself, but sustainability is part of all our lives
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If we could build an economy that would use things rather than use them up, we could build a future.
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When you start you're trying to achieve staying alive and getting home. If you can do both of those, then you stand a chance of breaking the record.
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There's a price to pay for the speed, and that is danger. And to push that hard on a boat - it does take a lot out of you and is incredibly stressful.
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Artists are often excellent businessmen. They have to be. Otherwise they do not remain artists.
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It's okay to doubt yourself, it's okay to feel down; just never give up.
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You will either step forward into growth or you will step back into safety.
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The ugliest spectacle is that of artists selling themselves. Art as a commodity is an ugly idea... The artist as businessman is uglier than the businessman as artist.
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Art is not the spiritual side of business.
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We have no right to dictate, through irresponsible action or narrow-mindedness, the future of our children, and our children's children. There has been enough destruction, enough death, enough waste.
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I learnt just how little it takes to survive, which is why I don’t waste things – food, money, friendships or opportunities.
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Next to creating a life the finest thing a man can do is save one.
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The sweetness of this life is found in remembering Allah; the sweetness of the next life will be found in seeing Him.
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Next to the joy of the egotist is the joy of the detractor.
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