Animal Quote by Chellis Glendinning

As the great grandchildren of the industrial revolution, we have learned, at last, that the heedless pursuit of more is unsustainable and, ultimately, unfulfilling.…

— Gary Hamel

The industrial society... recognises nothing except the power to acquire... No other kind of hope or satisfaction or pleasure can any longer be envisaged…

— John Berger

The industrial world destroys nature not because it doesn’t love it but because it is not afraid of it.

— Mary Ruefle

Industrial civilization is only possible when there's no self-denial. Self-indulgence up to the very limits imposed by hygiene and economics. Otherwise the wheels stop…

— Aldous Huxley

“In such condition, there is no place for Industry; because the fruit thereof is uncertain; and consequently no Culture of the Earth; no Navigation,…

— Thomas Hobbes

Industrial Society is not merely one containing 'industry,' large-scale productive units capable of supplying man's material needs in a way which can eliminate poverty:…

— Ernest Gellner

As a culture or a civilisation, we are a bit juvenile; it's like 'Oh, I have all this power, whoa, this is so cool,…

— Tino Sehgal

“The innumerable losses of industrial civilization’s collapse will, over time, bring forth a new story and a new relationship with people, resources, things, and…

— Carolyn Baker

“Our current society is designed to achieve growth of industrial output and redistributing its spoils. Future society must expand upon today’s society’s way of…

— Hanzi Freinacht

“1. The Industrial Revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race. They have greatly increased the life-expectancy of those of…

— Anonymous

The industrial age is over. What follows will be life lived on a much smaller and finer scale.

— James Howard Kunstler

In an industrial society which confuses work and productivity, the necessity of producing has always been an enemy of the desire to create.

— Raoul Vaneigem