Paul Hawken quotes - page 2

We're trained to see the world in terms of charismatic organizations and charismatic people. That's who we look to for leadership and change, for transformation. We're awaiting the next J.F.K., the next Martin Luther King, the next Gandhi, the next Nelson Mandela. (Paul Hawken)
Most floods are caused by man, not weather; deforestation, levee construction, erosion, and overgrazing all result in the loss of ecosystem services. View quote
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Don't be put off by people who know what is not possible. Do what needs to be done, and check to see if it was impossible only after you are done. View quote
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That inefficiency is masked because growth and progress are measured in money, and money does not give us information about ecological systems, it only gives information about financial systems. View quote
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What I see everywhere in the world are ordinary people willing to confront despair, power, and incalculable odds in order to restore some semblance of grace, justice, and beauty to this world. View quote
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We are losing our living systems, social systems, cultural systems, governing systems, stability, and our constitutional health, and we're surrendering it all at the same time. View quote
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Thus, the forces and value systems that are most threatened by this shift are becoming the most coherent and are rising to the top as minority or plurality powers. But they do not represent either the shift, the change, or the future. View quote
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We are the only species on this planet without full employment. View quote
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When the planes still swoop down and aerial spray a field in order to kill a predator insect with pesticides, we are in the Dark Ages of commerce. View quote
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Green business is not about tie-dyed T-shirts. It's about transforming the industrial system itself into one that looks at all the connections. View quote
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Paul Hawken

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Occupation: American Environmentalist
Born: February 8, 1946
Quotes count: 35
Wikipedia: Paul Hawken

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