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Climate Change Quotes
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It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.
– Mark Twain
“What is the balance point we want to strike between birth rate, longevity, resource capability, and TSR capacity?”
– This Spaceship Earth Houle and Rumage
“The fundamental idea of design is to make the world a better place.”
– Bruce Mau
“The Shift Age is the age when humanity alters its sense in relation to our planet. This goes way beyond what we think of as the environmentalism of today. It is a much more long-term stewardship point of view. All of our previous history has been about economic growth, and use of the planet’s resources for our immediate needs. The Earth seemed to be unlimited in its space, resources and ability to absorb whatever humanity did. No longer.”
– David Houle from “Entering the Shift Age” (2013)
“In this case, the goal is even greater, for it is a matter of survival. Human civilization and survival may well be the context for moving forward as it outdoes politics, religion, economics, policy, and nationalism.”
– This Spaceship Earth Co-Founder Tim Rumage
“The earth belongs to each generation… no generation can contract debts greater than may be paid during the course of its own existence.”
– Thomas Jefferson
“We need to forgive ourselves for thinking and acting the way we have. We must not look back and blame. We need to forgive, let go, and face the reality of today… and the crisis ahead for TSE. We need to face forward.”
– This Spaceship Earth Co-Founder Tim Rumage
“Anyone who believes exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist.”
– Kenneth Boulding (economist)
“Climate change challenges our basic belief structure. Do we have dominion over the earth and creation, or is our role one of stewardship? I thought we were supposed to leave a place better than we found it.”
– This Spaceship Earth Co-Founder Tim Rumage
“When the winds of change are blowing, some people build walls and others build windmills.”
– Chinese Proverb
