Acknowledge Quote by Dan Simmons

“... a society devoted to self-destruction and waste but unwilling to acknowledge its indulgent ways.”

— Dan Simmons

Faced with the widespread destruction of the environment, people everywhere are coming to understand that we cannot continue to use the goods of the…

— Pope John Paul II

Above all, we should question the consumer ethic, which uses up non-renewable resources, creates inequality and injustice, generates pollution, destroys other species and upsets…

— Peter Marshall

Human society sustains itself by transforming nature into garbage.

— Mason Cooley

“Ecological awareness expands the context of life; it also enlarges who we are as a person.”

— Richard J. Borden

Trivially speaking, ecological awareness means realising that beings are interconnected in some way, but then we have to figure out what this interconnection actually…

— Timothy Morton

As the world becomes more environmentally aware, I believe that we must as individuals recognize the magnificence of our natural world, and feel a…

— Bob Irwin

The system of technological production that we have today has been justified in terms of creating more goods to feed more people and to…

— Vandana Shiva

Modern society will find no solution to the ecological problem unless it takes a serious look at its lifestyle. In many parts of the…

— Pope John Paul II

“[The idea] of an environmental ethic runs contrary to our cultural tradition.”

— John Livingston. from "One Cosmic Moment

Self-awareness is a supreme gift, a treasure as precious as life. This is what makes us human. But it comes with a costly price:…

— Irvin D. Yalom

“Many conscientious environmentalists are repelled by the word "abundance," automatically associating it with irresponsible consumerism and plundering of Earth's resources. In the context of…

— Jeane Manning