--- title: "8 Rewilding Quotes by 4 authors" description: "Browse 8 Rewilding quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best Rewilding sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b13/ken-breniman-22928_abundance_what-was-once-a-barren-patch-of-earth-is_49076.jpg" --- > [“What was once a barren patch of earth is now alive with hummingbirds and butterflies… It didn’t take much money, just time,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-breniman/what-was-once-a-barren-patch-of-earth-is-now-alive-with-hummingbirds/) [Ken Breniman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-breniman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b13/ken-breniman-22928_abundance_what-was-once-a-barren-patch-of-earth-is_49076.jpg) > [“People often wondered what it was that made her so very compelling. Why she drew people in again and again? It wasn’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanette-leblanc/people-often-wondered-what-it-was-that-made-her-so-very-compelling/) [Jeanette LeBlanc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanette-leblanc/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c8/jeanette-leblanc-13086_rewilding_people-often-wondered-what-it-was-that-m_266645.jpg) > [“By stepping out of our mental and physical cages, we can rediscover the joy, creativity, and vitality that come from living as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-breniman/by-stepping-out-of-our-mental-and-physical-cages-we-can-rediscover/) [Ken Breniman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-breniman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c69/ken-breniman-22928_balance_by-stepping-out-of-our-mental-and-physic_801471.jpg) > [“Think testosterone,’ says Matthew, ‘multiply it by πr2 and double it. Forget boys locked in boarding schools. They’ve spent ten months as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabella-tree/think-testosterone-says-matthew-multiply-it-by-r2-and-double-it/) [Isabella Tree](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabella-tree/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19a/isabella-tree-72061_animal-watching_think-testosterone-says-matthew-multiply_2025730.jpg) > [“Create a space that mimics the natural world—where your senses are awakened and your spirit can roam free.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-breniman/create-a-space-that-mimics-the-natural-world-where-your-senses-are/) [Ken Breniman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-breniman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b1/ken-breniman-22928_holistic-health_create-a-space-that-mimics-the-natural-w_2497029.jpg) > [“Purple emperor-watching with Matthew and Neil is not your average butterfly entertainment, ethereal and somewhat effete. Theirs is a raucous, adrenaline-fuelled spectator…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabella-tree/purple-emperor-watching-with-matthew-and-neil-is-not-your-average/) [Isabella Tree](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabella-tree/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56f/isabella-tree-72061_animal-watching_purple-emperor-watching-with-matthew-and_2674152.jpg) > [“Naysayers at their polite best chided the rewilders for romanticizing the past; at their sniping worst, for tempting a 'Jurassic Park' disaster.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stolzenburg/naysayers-at-their-polite-best-chided-the-rewilders-for-romanticizing/) [William Stolzenburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-stolzenburg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efa/william-stolzenburg-45139_animals_naysayers-at-their-polite-best-chided-th_2759434.jpg) > [“Now imagine the opposite: a world where humans are free to roam in nature, create with their hands, and connect with their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-breniman/now-imagine-the-opposite-a-world-where-humans-are-free-to-roam-in/) [Ken Breniman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-breniman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7e/ken-breniman-22928_conscious-living_now-imagine-the-opposite-a-world-where-h_2823093.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rewilding/#itemlist", "name": "Rewilding Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“What was once a barren patch of earth is now alive with hummingbirds and butterflies… It didn’t take much money, just time, energy, and the willingness to care.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ken Breniman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-breniman/what-was-once-a-barren-patch-of-earth-is-now-alive-with-hummingbirds/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b13/ken-breniman-22928_abundance_what-was-once-a-barren-patch-of-earth-is_49076.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b13/ken-breniman-22928_abundance_what-was-once-a-barren-patch-of-earth-is_49076.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b13/ken-breniman-22928_abundance_what-was-once-a-barren-patch-of-earth-is_49076.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“What was once a barren patch of earth is now alive with hummingbirds and butterflies… It didn’t take much…” — Ken Breniman", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“People often wondered what it was that made her so very compelling. 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