Thursday, September 19, 2013

Borrow It from our Children

One of the penalties of an ecological education is that one lives alone in a world of wounds.  ~ Aldo Leopold

Man is a complex being: he makes deserts bloom - and lakes die.  ~ Gil Scott-Heron

Progress is measured by the speed at which we destroy the conditions that sustain life.  ~ George Monbiot

 It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment.  ~ Ansel Adams

Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.  ~ Jimmy Carter

We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.  ~ Chief Seattle

Quotes about nature, ecology