"We are rightly appalled by the genetic effects……" — Rachel Carson
"We are rightly appalled by the genetic effects of radiation; how then, can we be indifferent to the same effect in chemicals we disseminate widely in our environment?"
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107 Quotes by Rachel Carson
Rachel Carson has 107 quotes on this site.
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We still talk in terms of conquest. We still haven't become mature enough to think of ourselves as only a…
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If there is poetry in my book about the sea, it is not because I deliberately put it there, but…
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In an age when man has forgotten his origins and is blind even to his most essential needs for survival,…
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Over increasingly large areas of the United States, spring now comes unheralded by the return of the birds, and the…
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A child's world is fresh and new and beautiful, full of wonder and excitement. It is our misfortune that for…
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Short version: For the child. . ., it is not half so important to know as to feel. If facts…
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It is a curious situation that the sea, from which life first arose, should now be threatened by the activities…
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A rainy day is the perfect time for a walk in the woods.
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Those who dwell, as scientists or laymen, among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary…
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Nature reserves some of her choice rewards for days when her mood may appear to be somber.
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For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous…
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There is no drop of water in the ocean, not even in the deepest parts of the abyss, that does…
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I have friends who vote Tory, and I'm appalled, but that's not to say they're not great people in so…
— Jo Brand
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Some men are deeply likable but have attitudes I don't like. Does that mean I should completely dismiss them? It's…
— Jo Brand
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I do write songs with a political dimension to them sometimes, but I'm always slightly appalled by it when I…
— Jarvis Cocker
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So far, we do not seem appalled at the prospect of exactly the same kind of education being applied to…
— Edith Hamilton
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While the behavior of the Russian government, Putin and Putin punks are abhorrent, nothing will be changed by boycotting the…
— David Mixner
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Gorillas are almost altruistic in nature. There's very little if any 'me-itis.' When I get back to civilization I'm always…
— Dian Fossey
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I've been hiding from God, and I'm appalled to find how easy it is.
— Mignon McLaughlin
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After the events of last week, I'm appalled at the standard Australia seems to be willing to accept in regards…
— Clementine Ford
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News reports can overwhelm us. We can be appalled, we can sympathise. But what is hard to grasp is the…
— Ralph Fiennes
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More and more Americans feel threatened by runaway technology, by large-scale organization, by overcrowding. More and more Americans are appalled…
— John W. Gardner
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I get appalled when I see good drivers being left on the sidelines because they haven't come up with the…
— John Surtees
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News reports can overwhelm us. We can be appalled, we can sympathise. But what is hard to grasp is the…
— Ralph Fiennes
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