Committed Quote by Donella Meadows

Ending poverty calls for humility, honesty, freedom from ideology and refusal to accept cruel simplicities about anyone's human potential. It requires listening to the…

— Donella Meadows

Denmark, the Netherlands and Germany have detailed plans to cut their greenhouse emissions by 20 to 50 percent.

— Donella Meadows

A grand jury hears only one side - that of the prosecutor

— Donella Meadows

What Clinton did with Lewinsky was despicable but was no threat to the nation. That he lied about it repeatedly and to the public…

— Donella Meadows

Why is our (US) government the only one in the civilized world with a stupid, short-term energy policy? Why do our elected officials consider…

— Donella Meadows

Before they got vengeful, conservatives had some useful points to make about welfare. Government 'help' is too often guilt-assuaging gesture. It creates layers of…

— Donella Meadows

Social services, not wealth per se, seem to be the key to lower birth rates. The Chinese, although among the poorest peoples of the…

— Donella Meadows

You should issue demerits for tree cutting or the destruction of humus.

— Donella Meadows

A good leader sets the right goals, gets things moving, and helps us to discover that we already know what to do.

— Donella Meadows

The latest scientific assessment has almost doubled the predicted rate of warming if no changes are made.

— Donella Meadows

Some call-in moderators are neutral and courteous. Then there's Rush Limbaugh, who is funny and pompous and a scapegoater and hatemonger. His popularity could…

— Donella Meadows

Smart development builds on a region's own skills, resources and local businesses. Dumb growth invites a big corporation in, surrenders control and profits to…

— Donella Meadows