Best Species Thoughts

1560 Species quotes by 910 unique authors

Two persons who have chosen each other out of all the species with a design to be each other's mutual comfort and entertainment have, in… — Joseph Addison
We the human species, are confronting a planetary emergency-a threat to the survival of our civilization that is gathering ominous and destructive potential...the earth has… — Al Gore
Coral reefs, the rain forest of the ocean, are home for one-third of the species of the sea. Coral reefs are under stress for several… — James Hansen
The number of people displaced by dams is estimated at between 40 million and 80 million, most of them in China and India. The costs… — Paul Brown
Pain is pain, and the importance of preventing unnecessary pain and suffering does not diminish because the being that suffers is not a member of… — Peter Singer
We are the species that clamors to be lied to. — Joyce Carol Oates
It's the next annihilation of vast numbers of species. It is happening now, and we, the human race, are its cause — Richard Leakey
Civilization has ceased to be that delicate flower which was preserved and painstakingly cultivated in one or two sheltered areas of a soil rich in… — Claude Levi-Strauss
What little wilderness remains displays the patterns we must return to, if our species and as many others as now remain are to persist here… — Stephanie Mills
We share this planet with many species. It is our responsibility to protect them, both for their sakes and our own. — Unknown Author
We are into the opening stages of a human-caused biotic holocaust-a wholesale elimination of species-that could leave the planet impoverished for at least five million… — Norman Myers
Without knowing it, we utilize hundreds of products each day that owe their origin to wild animals and plants. Indeed our welfare is intimately tied… — Norman Myers
We develop our beautiful planet in such a way that we brush aside the species... we risk creating a wasteland, where our aspirations will ultimately… — Queen Noor of Jordan
Each species on our planet plays a role in the healthy functioning of natural ecosystems, on which humans depend. — Unknown Author
Even if we act immediately, the world is doomed to lose many of its animal and plant species and this inturn will reduce the ability… — Achim Steiner
When I was very young, biology, the diversity of life, was one of my main interests. I know there's this image people have that I'm… — Leonardo DiCaprio
The medical argument for animal testing doesn't stand up. Even if it did, I don't think we should kill other species. We think we're so… — Paul McCartney
A diverse ecosystem will also be resilient, because it contains many species with overlapping ecological functions that can partially replace one another. When a particular… — Fritjof Capra
We cannot win this battle to save species and environments without forging an emotional bond between ourselves and nature as well - for we will… — Stephen Jay Gould
In the area of species protection, we should concern ourselves with what is right as opposed to what might be easier, or popular in the… — Richard Leakey
With the eventual acceptance of Darwin's theory we reach a modern understanding of nature, one which has since then changed in detail rather than in… — Peter Singer
Now that we're essentially an indoor species, walled off from the world of other life forms, we're divorced from the very domain that supports and… — Charlie Cook
The idea of regularly acknowledging our indebtedness to the natural world and giving thanks for the many gifts we receive from it, or considering other… — Charlie Cook
...chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and orangutans are thinking, self-aware beings, capable of planning ahead, who form lasting social bonds with others and have a rich social… — Peter Singer
The newspapers do little better. Their coverage of nonhuman animals is dominated by "human interest" events like the birth of a baby gorilla at the… — Peter Singer

Who Wrote These Species Quotes

910 authors contributed a total of 1,560 Species Quotes, led by these top contributors:

Best Species Thoughts

More Ways to Read Species Quotes

Who Wrote These Species Quotes