So-called 'sustainable development'... is meaningless drivel. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes call development drivel
Sadly, it's much easier to create a desert than a forest. James Lovelock createdeserteasy Change image and share on social
If you start any large theory, such as quantum mechanics, plate tectonics, evolution, it takes about 40 years for mainstream science to come around. Gaia has been going for only 30 years or so. James Lovelock evolutiongaialarge Change image and share on social
Life clearly does more than adapt to the Earth. It changes the Earth to its own purposes. Evolution is a tightly coupled dance, with life and the material environment as partners. From the dance emerges the entity Gaia. James Lovelock adaptcoupledance share on social
Over the past decade... while many businesses have pursued what I call 'business as usual,' I have been part of a different, smaller business movement, one that tried to put idealism back on the agenda. Anita Roddick agendumbackbusiness share on social
And I think that still is true of this business - which is basically research and development - that you probably spend more time in planning and training and designing for things to go wrong, and how you cope with them, than you do for things to go right. Alan Shepard basicallybusinesscope share on social
I wrote a piece for the school literary magazine that now makes me think: 'My God in Heaven, this is just the worst drivel.' Pat Conroy baddrivelgod Change image and share on social