""Science," of course, replaced "God" as a guiding……" — Bill McKibben
""Science," of course, replaced "God" as a guiding concept for many people after Darwin. Or, really, the two were rolled up into a sticky ball. To some degree this was mindless worship of a miracle future, the pursuit of which has landed us in the fix we now inhabit."
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61 Quotes by Bill McKibben
Bill McKibben has 61 quotes on this site.
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The seasons don't matter to most of us anymore except as spectacles. In my county and in many places around…
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Until it's understood to involve justice for those in poverty, a future for generations yet unborn, and a commitment to…
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Community is as endangered by surplus as it is by deficit. If there is too much money floating around it…
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The world hasn't ended, but the world as we know it has-even if we don't quite know it yet.
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There's no happy ending where we prevent climate change any more. Now the question is, is it going to be…
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Irene's got a middle name, and it's Global Warming.
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Remember...this year has already seen more billion-dollar weather-related disasters than any year in US history. Last year was the warmest…
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Global warming is no longer a philosophical threat, no longer a future threat, no longer a threat at all. It's…
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We've been given a warning by science, and a wake-up call by nature; it is up to us now to…
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We're not at the point of trying to stop global warming; it's too late for that. We're trying to keep…
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The real negotiation is between humans on the one hand and chemistry and physics on the other. And chemistry and…
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According to new research emerging from many quarters that our continued devotion to growth above all is, on balance, making…
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More Ball Quotes
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Let me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke.
— Arthur Ashe
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I don't care who you are, you're going to choke in certain matches. You get to a point where your…
— Arthur Ashe
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I guess I do prefer a ball cap. I have performed without a cap, mostly at funerals and weddings.
— Rodney Atkins
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I like to juggle with one ball at a time. Then I put the ball down and do nothing for…
— Rowan Atkinson
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It's a great day for a ball game; let's play two!
— Ernie Banks
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For me, the worst part of playing golf, by far, has always been hitting the ball.
— Dave Barry
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A ball had passed between my body and the right arm which supported him, cutting through the sleeve and passing…
— Clara Barton
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Go on daddy-daughter dates and father-and-sons' outings with your children. As a family, go on campouts and picnics, to ball…
— Ezra Taft Benson
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If people don't want to come out to the ball park, nobody's gonna stop 'em.
— Yogi Berra
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Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It's being able to take…
— Larry Bird
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It doesn't matter who scores the points, it's who can get the ball to the scorer.
— Larry Bird
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I loved playing football. In this particular match the ball happened to hit my right eye, the only one which…
— Andrea Bocelli
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