Earth Quote by Catherynne M. Valente

Take mankind as they are, and what are they governed by? Their passions.

— Alexander Hamilton

Mankind is made great or little by its own will.

— Friedrich Schiller

Man, not the earth, makes civilization.

— Ariel Durant

The earth has a life of its own.

— David Bailey

Humans have lived for much, much longer than the approximately 10,000 years of settled agricultural civilization.

— Howard Rheingold

Humanity will live as long as there are humans.

— Vasily Grossman

The earth is the general and equal possession of all humanity and therefore cannot be the property of individuals.

— Leo Tolstoy

Earth was created for all of us, not some of us.

— Anthony D. Williams

The destiny of world civilization depends upon providing a decent standard of living for all mankind.

— Norman Borlaug

Life is to be lived, not controlled, and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat.

— Ralph Ellison

Humanity is not common in its views.

— Mitt Romney

“Earth as the standard by which to judge all actions transacted on our planet. From such a point of view, we all are Earth…

— Ilchi Lee