For the average man, the world is weird because if he's not bored with it, he's at odds with it. For a warrior, the world is weird because it is stupendous, awesome, mysterious, unfathomable. A warrior must assume responsibility for being here, in this marvelous world, in this marvelous time. —Carlos Castaneda More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Humankind — despite its artistic pretensions, its sophistication, and its many accomplishments — owes its existence to a six-inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it rains. —Unknown More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
If I were to spit upon the revered black stone in Mecca during the height of the annual pilgrimage, I would be slain on the spot by enraged pilgrims for daring to profane the sacred symbol of Islam. An Israeli soldier's bullet in the back would be my deserved fate for scrawling graffiti upon the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem. . . . Life would not be pleasant for me if I took a hammer to the Pietàs in the Vatican, for we humans hold our creations dear, and we deal harshly with those who fail to share our reverence for old stone walls, meteorites, marble statues, icons, and architecture. . . . Yet each and every day, humans enter the most sacred and reverential cathedrals of the natural world — the redwood forests of northern California or the rain forests of Amazonia — and each and every day we profanely rape these great mysteries with chain saws and bulldozers. —Paul Watson More about this quote Tags: conservation environmentalism sacredness architecture Islam pilgrims Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The human race's prospects of survival were considerably better when we were defenseless against the tigers than they are today, when we have become defenseless against ourselves. —Arnold Toynbee More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The conservation movement is a breeding ground of Communists and other subversives. We intend to clean them out, even if it means rounding up every bird-watcher in the country. —John N. Mitchell, U.S. attorney general, 1969-1972 More about this quote Tags: conservation movement Communists bird-watchers Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
To me the outdoors is what you must pass through in order to get from your apartment into a taxicab. —Fran Lebowitz More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
I used to talk about running out of things and say, "No one believes we're running out of anything. I think we're running out of everything. We're running out of out." Out is where my parents threw their garbage. You threw the garbage out. You can't throw the garbage out anymore. Out is where your children are going to live, where your grandchildren are going to live. —Willard Gaylin More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
It is horrifying that we have to fight our government to save the environment. —Ansel Adams More about this quote Tags: government fight environment Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
You will evolve past certain people. Let yourself. —Mandy Hale in The Single Woman More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Some people go through life searching and never find their soul mates. They never do. You and I did, we just happened to have them for a shorter period of time than we hoped for. It's sad, but it's life. —Cecelia Ahern in P.S. I Love You More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Perhaps watching someone you love suffer can teach you even more than suffering yourself can. —Dodie Smith More about this quote Tags: empathy love suffering Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Always be willing to love again. Loving once is easy. Loving twice is harder, but love anytime is always worth it. —Gwendolyn Heasley in Don't Call Me Baby More about this quote Tags: love easy Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
More and more lately, I'd been realizing that my life had again shifted, almost reversing itself. I now stayed home at night, studying and sleeping, and was out in the early morning and afternoon, almost like a normal person. —Sarah Dessen in Along for the Ride More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
It just goes to show you: you can put nine insane miles between you and another person. You can make a vow to never speak his name. You can surgically remove someone from your life. And still, he'll haunt you. —Jodi Picoult in Lone Wolf More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Don't apologize for crying. Without this emotion, we are only robots. —Elizabeth Gilbert in Love More about this quote Tags: humanity crying emotion robots Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email