Donella Meadows best Courage Quotes – “I know that war and mayhem run in our blood. I refuse to believe that they must dominate our lives. We humans are animals, too, but animals with amazing powers of rationality, morality, society. We can use our strength and courage not to savage each other, but to defend our highest purposes.”
Donella Meadows best Environmental Quotes – “A knowledgeable and courageous U.S. president could help enormously in leading the world’s nations toward saving the climate.”
Donella Meadows best Environmental Quotes – “You may be able to fool the voters, but not the atmosphere.”
Donella Meadows best Environmental Quotes – “Like the other great revolutions, an environmental revolution will require sacrifices and lead to enormous gains. It, too, will change the face of the land and human institutions, hierarchies, self-definitions, cultures. It will take centuries. If it happens. There is no guarantee, of course.”
Donella Meadows best Beauty Quotes – “We don’t need bigger cars or fancier clothes. We need self-respect, identity, community, love, variety, beauty, challenge and a purpose in living that is greater than material accumulation.”
Donella Meadows best Alone Quotes – “Biodiversity can’t be maintained by protecting a few species in a zoo, or by preserving greenbelts or national parks. To function properly, nature needs more room than that. It can maintain itself, however, without human expense, without zookeepers, park rangers, foresters or gene banks. All it needs is to be left alone.”
A knowledgeable and courageous U.S. president could help enormously in leading the world’s nations toward saving the climate. – Donella Meadows