Rachel Carson
Rachel Carson
Rachel Louise Carsonwas an American marine biologist and conservationist whose book Silent Spring and other writings are credited with advancing the global environmental movement...
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth27 May 1907
CitySpringdale, PA
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To stand at the edge of the sea, to sense the ebb and flow of the tides, to feelthe breath of a mist moving over a great salt marsh, to watch the flight of shore birds that have swept up and down the surf lines of the continents for untold thousands of year, to see the running of the old eels and the young shad to the sea, is to have knowledge of things that are as nearly eternal as any earthly life can be.
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Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find resources of strength that will endure as long as life lasts
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Nowhere on the shore is the relation of a creature to its surroundings a matter of a single cause and effect; each living thing is bound to its world by many threads, weaving the intricate design of the fabric of life.
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As crude a weapon as the cave man's club, the chemical barrage has been hurled against the fabric of life - a fabric on the one hand delicate and destructible, on the other miraculously tough and resilient, and capable of striking back in unexpected ways. These extraordinary capacities of life have been ignored by the practitioners of chemical control who have brought to their task no "high-minded orientation," no humility before the vast forces with which they tamper.
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As crude a weapon as a cave man's club, the chemical barrage has been hurled against the fabric of life.
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The lasting pleasures of contact with the natural world are not reserved for scientists but are available to anyone who will place himself under the influence of earth, sea and sky and their amazing life.
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If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement, and mystery of the world we live in.
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It occurred to me that if this were a sight that could be seen only once in a century, this little headland would be thronged with spectators.
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It is the public that is being asked to assume the risks...the public must decide whether it wishes to continueon the present road and it can only do sowhen in full possession of the facts...
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They want to see you in front of them, shake hands or bow. Whereas domestically, you can get by using the Web or the phone for sales.
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They'll save their own habitat and save the beauty of our natural areas.
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an era dominated by industry, in which the right to make money, at whatever cost to others, is seldom challenged.
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Neanderthal age of biology and the convenience of man
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Millions of stars blazed in darkness, and on the far shore a few lights burned in cottages. Otherwise there was no reminder of human life.