Genocide, the physical extinction of a people, is universally condemned, but ethnocide, the destruction of people's way of life, is not only not condemned, it's universally celebrated as part of a development strategy. — Wade Davis Copy Share Image
To have that powder blown up your nose is rather like being shot out of a rifle barrel lined with Baroque paintings and landing on a sea of electricity. — Wade Davis Copy Share Image
“Even now I am haunted by the touching look of the young, bright, anxious eyes as we passed along the rows of sufferers. There,… — Wade Davis Copy Share Image
Its haunting to realize that half of the languages of the world are teetering on the brink of extinction. — Wade Davis Copy Share Image
We accept it as normal that people who have never been on the land, who have no history or connection to the country, may… — Wade Davis Copy Share Image
The measure of a society is not only what it does but the quality of its aspirations. — Wade Davis Copy Share Image
Genocide, the physical extinction of a people, is universally condemned, but ethnocide, the destruction of people's way of life, is not only not condemned,… — Wade Davis Copy Share Image
“What is even more astonishing is that the entire science of wayfinding is based on dead reckoning. You only know where you are by… — Wade Davis Copy Share Image
“Marsh had travelled on foot to the source of the Nile and once stood down a charging rhinoceros by intrepidly opening a pink umbrella… — Wade Davis Copy Share Image
The world can only appear monochromatic to those who persist in interpreting what they experience through the lens of a single cultural paradigm, their… — Wade Davis Copy Share Image
Sensitivity to nature is not an innate attribute of indigenous peoples. It is a consequence of adaptive choices that have resulted in the development… — Wade Davis Copy Share Image
So be patient. Do not compromise. And give your destiny time to find you. — Wade Davis Copy Share Image
