"That is the onslaught. It has been going on a long time, I argue, but in the 20th century humans have certainly perfected it, extending domination to every single corner of the earth and our Homo sapiens population to more than 6 billion - until no place is untouched by despoliation."

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Source : Source: www.counterpunch.org

Kirkpatrick Sale

#Long Quotes #Population Quotes #Earth Quotes

“I believe if you work hard and you dream big enough, you can accomplish anything in this world.”
“The child who was happy with herself meant the parents had won the jackpot.”

Source : Meg Wolitzer (2013). “The Interestings: A Novel”, p.206, Penguin
“At the Republican convention, there were lots of words used to describe Hillary Clinton, but warm, funny and caring weren't among them.”
“There are so many items that are not in the copyright domain. And people might not realize the Library of Congress manages the copyright process for the nation.”

Source : Source: www.pbs.org
“When people, land, and community are as one, all three members prosper; when they relate not as members but as competing interests, all three are exploited. By consulting Nature as the source and measure of that membership, The Land Institute seeks to develop an agriculture that will save soil from being lost or poisoned while promoting a community life at once prosperous and enduring.”

Source : "A Conversation with Wendell Berry and Wes Jackson". The Hedgehog Review: Vol.14, No.2, iasc-culture.org. Summer 2012.
“Safe men are for marrying. Dangerous men are for pleasure.”
“Gang violence in America is not a sudden problem. It has been a part of urban life for years, offering an aggressive definition and identity to those seeking a place to belong in the chaos of large metropolitan areas.”
“To know what to leave out and what to put in; just where and just how, ah, that is to have been educated in knowledge of simplicity.”

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