Rachel Carson — "It is a silent spring that I fear, a spring without birdsong."

"The more we understand the intricate web of life, the more we will appreciate its fragility."

"The 'control of nature' is a phrase conceived in arrogance, born of the Neanderthal age of biology and the convenience of man."

"Are we to stand by while the people of the world are fed into a biological meat grinder? When we poison the air, the water, and the soil, we are poisoning ourselves."

"The public must decide whether it wishes to continue on the present road, and it can do so only when in full possession of the facts."

"It is not my intention to create hysteria, but to awaken people to the dangers that exist."