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Rachel Carson Quotes

Have we fallen into a mesmerized state that makes us accept as inevitable that which is inferior or detrimental, as though having lost the will or the vision to demand that which is good? Picture Quote #1

Science is part of the reality of living; it is the what, the how, and the why of everything in our experience Picture Quote #1

No witchcraft, no enemy action had silenced the rebirth of new life in this stricken world. The people had done it themselves Picture Quote #1

Always the edge of the sea remains an elusive and indefinable boundary. The shore has a dual nature, changing with the swing of the tides, belonging now to the land, now to the sea Picture Quote #1

Nowhere on the shore is the relation of a creature to its surroundings a matter of a single cause and effect; each living thing is bound to its world by many threads, weaving the intricate design of the fabric of life Picture Quote #1

Then the song of a whitethroat, pure and ethereal, with the dreamy quality of remembered joy Picture Quote #1

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Autumn comes to the sea with a fresh blaze of phosphorescence, when every wave crest is aflame. Here and there the whole surface may glow with sheets of cold fire, while below schools of fish pour through the water like molten metal Picture Quote #1

This is an era of specialists, each of whom sees his own problem and is unaware of or intolerant of the larger frame into which it fits Picture Quote #1

The human race is challenged more than ever before to demonstrate our mastery, not over nature but of ourselves Picture Quote #1

Under the philosophy that now seems to guide our destinies, nothing must get in the way of the man with the spray gun Picture Quote #1

There is no drop of water in the ocean, not even in the deepest parts of the abyss, that does not know and respond to the mysterious forces that create the tide Picture Quote #1

There is certainly no single remedy for this condition and I am offering no panacea. But it seems reasonable to believe - and I do believe - that the more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us the less taste we shall have for the destruction of our race. Wonder and humility are wholesome emotions, and they do not exist side by side with a lust for destruction Picture Quote #1

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In every outthrust headland, in every curving beach, in every grain of sand there is the story of the earth Picture Quote #1

The question is whether any civilization can wage relentless war on life without destroying itself, and without losing the right to be called civilized Picture Quote #1

For the sense of smell, almost more than any other, has the power to recall memories and it’s a pity we use it so little Picture Quote #1

If I had influence with the good fairy who is supposed to preside over the christening of all children I should ask that her gift to each child in the world be a sense of wonder so indestructible that it would last throughout life, as an unfailing antidote against the boredom and disenchantments of later years, the sterile preoccupation with things artificial, the alienation from the sources of our strength Picture Quote #1

The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction Picture Quote #1

It is a wholesome and necessary thing for us to turn again to the earth and in the contemplation of her beauties to know the sense of wonder and humility Picture Quote #1

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Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts Picture Quote #1

The discipline of the writer is to learn to be still and listen to what his subject has to tell him Picture Quote #1

Beginnings are apt to be shadowy and so it is the beginnings of the great mother life, the sea Picture Quote #1

If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement, and mystery of the world we live in Picture Quote #1

Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life. Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe, the less taste we shall have for destruction Picture Quote #1

Why would anyone believe it is possible to lay down such barrage of poisons on the surface of the earth without making it unfit for all life? They should not be called insecticides, but biocides Picture Quote #1

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In an age when man has forgotten his origins and is blind even to his most essential needs for survival, water along with other resources has become the victim of his indifference Picture Quote #1

A child’s world is fresh and new and beautiful, full of wonder and excitement Picture Quote #1

Even in the vast and mysterious reaches of the sea we are brought back to the fundamental truth that nothing lives to itself Picture Quote #1

One summer night, out on a flat headland, all but surrounded by the waters of the bay, the horizons were remote and distant rims on the edge of space Picture Quote #1

Only as a child’s awareness and reverence for the wholeness of life are developed can his humanity to his own kind reach its full development Picture Quote #1

If there is poetry in my book about the sea, it is not because I deliberately put it there, but because no one could write truthfully about the sea and leave out the poetry Picture Quote #1

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Have we fallen into a mesmerized state that makes us accept as inevitable that which is inferior or detrimental, as though having lost the will or the vision to demand that which is good? (Rachel Carson Quotes) Science is part of the reality of living; it is the what, the how, and the why of everything in our experience (Rachel Carson Quotes) No witchcraft, no enemy action had silenced the rebirth of new life in this stricken world. The people had done it themselves (Rachel Carson Quotes) Always the edge of the sea remains an elusive and indefinable boundary. The shore has a dual nature, changing with the swing of the tides, belonging now to the land, now to the sea (Rachel Carson Quotes) Nowhere on the shore is the relation of a creature to its surroundings a matter of a single cause and effect; each living thing is bound to its world by many threads, weaving the intricate design of the fabric of life (Rachel Carson Quotes) Then the song of a whitethroat, pure and ethereal, with the dreamy quality of remembered joy (Rachel Carson Quotes) Autumn comes to the sea with a fresh blaze of phosphorescence, when every wave crest is aflame. Here and there the whole surface may glow with sheets of cold fire, while below schools of fish pour through the water like molten metal (Rachel Carson Quotes) This is an era of specialists, each of whom sees his own problem and is unaware of or intolerant of the larger frame into which it fits (Rachel Carson Quotes) The human race is challenged more than ever before to demonstrate our mastery, not over nature but of ourselves (Rachel Carson Quotes) Under the philosophy that now seems to guide our destinies, nothing must get in the way of the man with the spray gun (Rachel Carson Quotes) There is no drop of water in the ocean, not even in the deepest parts of the abyss, that does not know and respond to the mysterious forces that create the tide (Rachel Carson Quotes) There is certainly no single remedy for this condition and I am offering no panacea. But it seems reasonable to believe - and I do believe - that the more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us the less taste we shall have for the destruction of our race. Wonder and humility are wholesome emotions, and they do not exist side by side with a lust for destruction (Rachel Carson Quotes) In every outthrust headland, in every curving beach, in every grain of sand there is the story of the earth (Rachel Carson Quotes) The question is whether any civilization can wage relentless war on life without destroying itself, and without losing the right to be called civilized (Rachel Carson Quotes) For the sense of smell, almost more than any other, has the power to recall memories and it’s a pity we use it so little (Rachel Carson Quotes) If I had influence with the good fairy who is supposed to preside over the christening of all children I should ask that her gift to each child in the world be a sense of wonder so indestructible that it would last throughout life, as an unfailing antidote against the boredom and disenchantments of later years, the sterile preoccupation with things artificial, the alienation from the sources of our strength (Rachel Carson Quotes) The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction (Rachel Carson Quotes) It is a wholesome and necessary thing for us to turn again to the earth and in the contemplation of her beauties to know the sense of wonder and humility (Rachel Carson Quotes) Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts (Rachel Carson Quotes) The discipline of the writer is to learn to be still and listen to what his subject has to tell him (Rachel Carson Quotes) Beginnings are apt to be shadowy and so it is the beginnings of the great mother life, the sea (Rachel Carson Quotes) If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement, and mystery of the world we live in (Rachel Carson Quotes) Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life. Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe, the less taste we shall have for destruction (Rachel Carson Quotes) Why would anyone believe it is possible to lay down such barrage of poisons on the surface of the earth without making it unfit for all life? They should not be called insecticides, but biocides (Rachel Carson Quotes) In an age when man has forgotten his origins and is blind even to his most essential needs for survival, water along with other resources has become the victim of his indifference (Rachel Carson Quotes) A child’s world is fresh and new and beautiful, full of wonder and excitement (Rachel Carson Quotes) Even in the vast and mysterious reaches of the sea we are brought back to the fundamental truth that nothing lives to itself (Rachel Carson Quotes) One summer night, out on a flat headland, all but surrounded by the waters of the bay, the horizons were remote and distant rims on the edge of space (Rachel Carson Quotes) Only as a child’s awareness and reverence for the wholeness of life are developed can his humanity to his own kind reach its full development (Rachel Carson Quotes) If there is poetry in my book about the sea, it is not because I deliberately put it there, but because no one could write truthfully about the sea and leave out the poetry (Rachel Carson Quotes)

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