"It is clear to me that unless we connect directly with the earth, we will not have the faintest clue why we should save it."

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Source : Helen Caldicott (2009). “If You Love This Planet: A Plan to Save the Earth (Revised and Updated)”, p.235, W. W. Norton & Company

Helen Caldicott

#Nature Quotes #Earth Quotes #Clue Quotes

“Adam Sandler is truly brilliant. He plays these goofy characters, but he is a brilliant fellow.”
“I am always interested in working and fun things like health insurance.”
“I was raised to be a very strong and independent woman without anybody ever saying the word feminist or having any political conversation.”
“I always loved reading. Growing up, my favorite book was 'A Child's Garden of Verses,' by Robert Louis Stevenson.”
“I decided that life rationally considered seemed pointless and futile, but it is still interesting in a variety of ways, including the study of science. So why not carry on, following the path of scientific hedonism? Besides, I did not have the courage for the more rational procedure of suicide.”

Source : Robert S. Mulliken (2012). “Life of a Scientist: An Autobiographical Account of the Development of Molecular Orbital Theory”, p.24, Springer Science & Business Media
“Since I was young my wish has been to die in perfect health - I mean to die with a body that is not destroyed by illness but a body that is consumed by its own long burning fire.”

Source : Source: www.whitelotus.org
“The refusal to acknowledge the scientific value of embryonic stem cell research is one more tragic misstep.”
“America's highest economic need is higher ethical standards -- enforced by strict laws and upheld by responsible business leaders.”

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