Rachel Carson
Launched environmental movement with Silent Spring
Quotes by Rachel Carson
The more we appreciate the natural world, the more we will be motivated to protect it.
The problem of environmental destruction is not just a problem of economics; it is a problem of our very survival.
The sea is a place of great power, and it is also a place of great beauty.
The natural world is a source of endless fascination and delight.
The balance of nature is a delicate dance, and we must be careful not to step on any toes.
The sea is a place of constant mystery, and it is also a place of constant beauty.
The more we connect with the natural world, the more we connect with ourselves.
The problem of environmental degradation is not just a problem of politics; it is a problem of our collective consciousness.
I am not afraid of being alone. I am afraid of being lonely.
There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature – the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.
I have a feeling that I shall be writing about the sea for a long time to come.
The beauty of the living world I was trying to save has always been uppermost in my mind—that, and the thought of the children who must inherit it.
I am not a scientist in the sense of being a laboratory worker. I am a writer, and my subject is science.
It is a wholesome and necessary thing for us to turn again to the earth and in the contemplation of her beauties to find solace and renewal.
The more I learn about the world, the more I am convinced that we are all connected.
I have always been fascinated by the sea. It is a world of its own, full of mystery and wonder.
The world is a place of wonder, and we should never stop exploring it.
I am trying to write a book that will make people think.
The control of nature is a phrase conceived in arrogance, born of the Neanderthal age of biology and philosophy, when it was supposed that nature exists for the convenience of man.
I feel that I have a mission to perform.