"Wildness we might consider as the root of……" — Thomas Berry
"Wildness we might consider as the root of the authentic spontaneities of any being. It is that wellspring of creativity whence comes the instinctive activities that enable all living beings to obtain their food, to find shelter, to bring forth their young: to sing and dance and fly through the air and swim through the depths of the sea. This is the same inner tendency that evokes the insight of the poet, the skill of the artist and the power of the shaman."
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72 Quotes by Thomas Berry
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Teaching children about the natural world should be seen as one of the most important events in their lives.
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We are not lacking in the dynamic forces needed to create the future. We live immersed in a sea of…
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Everything is integral and interacts with everything else. This means that nothing is itself without everything else. There is a…
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We lose our souls if we lose the experience of the forest, the butterflies, the song of the birds, if…
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The natural world is the larger sacred community to which we belong. To be alienated from this community is to…
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Diversity is the magic. It is the first manifestation, the first beginning of the differentiation of a thing and of…
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Every being has its own interior, its self, its mystery, its numinous aspect. To deprive any being of this sacred…
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The present urgency is to begin thinking within the context of the whole planet, the integral earth community with all…
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The universe must be experienced as the Great Self. Each is fulfilled in the other: the Great Self is fulfilled…
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We find ourselves ethically destitute just when, for the first time, we are faced with ultimacy, the irreversible closing down…
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The child awakens to a universe. The mind of the child to a world of meaning. Imagination to a world…
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If the outer world is diminished in its grandeur, then the emotional, imaginative, intellectual, and spiritual life of the human…
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Why in almost all societies have married women specialized in bearing and rearing children and in certain agricultural activities, whereas…
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A rose is the visible result of an infinitude of complicated goings on in the bosom of the earth and…
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We need a sense of the value of time - that is, of the best way to divide one's time…
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Husbands, recognize your wife's intelligence and her ability to counsel with you as a real partner regarding family plans, family…
— Ezra Taft Benson
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If we wish our nature to be free and joyous, we should bring our activities into same order.
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I think it's more important to be fit so that you can be healthy and enjoy activities than it is…
— Rachel Blanchard
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People are often quite surprised by the sport and leisure activities practised by the blind. For example, tandem cycling is…
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An opera singer is like an athlete before a match. An athlete cannot overdo anything. In order to perform at…
— Andrea Bocelli
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Intervention for the prevention and control of osteoporosis should comprise a combination of legislative action, educational measures, health service activities,…
— Gro Harlem Brundtland
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Investment banking has, in recent years, resembled a casino, and the massive scale of gambling losses has dragged down traditional…
— Vince Cable
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