Wasteland Quotes

46 quotes by 44 authors

The mind left to itself creates monstrosities, and not only in art galleries. Look at our urban landscapes and industrial wastelands. No civilization has ever… — Eckhart Tolle
One tragic example of the loss of forests and then water is found in Ethiopia. The amount of its forested land has decreased from 40… — Al Gore
Knowledge is awareness, and to it are many paths, not all of them paved with logic. But sometimes one is guided through the maze by… — Louis L'Amour
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
People think that Detroit is this barren wasteland. While there are parts that are not as nice as others, the misconception is not true. It… — Steven Yeun
A victory? What have we won? We've won a rock in the middle of a wasteland, on the shores of a poisoned sea. — Peter O'Toole
The world without spirit is a wasteland. People have the notion of saving the world by shifting things around, changing the rules, and who's on… — Joseph Campbell
Phoenix, Arizona: an oasis of ugliness in the midst of a beautiful wasteland. — Edward Abbey
The theme of the Grail is the bringing of life into what is known as 'the wasteland.' The wasteland is the preliminary theme to which… — Joseph Campbell
Both abundance and lack exist simultaneously in our lives, as parallel realities. It is always our conscious choice which secret garden we will tend... when… — Sarah Ban Breathnach
Out of abysses of Illiteracy, Through labyrinths of Lies, Across wastelands of Disease . . . We advance Out of dead-ends of Poverty, Through wilderness… — Melvin B. Tolson
The power of growth, of improvement, the power to overcome all stagnation and break through every obstacle and transform a barren wasteland into a verdant… — Daisaku Ikeda
When I reflect that one man, armed only with his own physical and moral resources, was able to cause this land of Canaan to spring… — Jean Giono
When you go for a walk, take seeds with you, poppies, rainbow chard, rocket. Plant them among the weeds in patches of wasteland. See what… — Tom Hodgkinson
The 'futures' and 'careers' for which American students now prepare are for the most part intellectual and moral wastelands. This chrome-plated consumers' paradise would have… — Mario Savio
Big? Sure. But, he can't catch mice! So for your big tree. No use? Then plant it in the wasteland - in emptiness. Walk idly… — Zhuangzi
A wasteland is a confrontation to a man of stature: an empty place, a gauntlet thrown down in challenge and defiance. A place like that… — John C. Wright
Without optimism & self-belief among teachers, classrooms become wastelands of boredom & routine and schools deserts of lost opportunity. — Andy Hargreaves
Many times I've called for Marius, but there was no answer. Just the endless procession of days, months, years... My teacher left me to my… — Stuart Townsend
Eventually we will all wither and die in the wasteland of logic and science. — Julie Kagawa

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