Donella Meadows Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“We have witnessed Chernobyl, Bhopal, Challenger, Seveso, Amoco Cadiz, Three Mile Island and have still not wakened from our fantasy that large organizations can carry out complex technologies on a huge scale with total perfection.”

“What I hear every day on talk radio is America's lack of education - and I don't mean lack of college degrees. I mean lack of the basic art of democracy, the ability to seek the great truths that can come only by synthesizing the small truths possessed by each of us.”

“The climate continues to deteriorate.”

“You should issue demerits for tree cutting or the destruction of humus.”

“George W. cares as much about climate change as you would expect from a Texas oilman.”

“Once again I stopped listening to the news this week.”

“The latest scientific assessment has almost doubled the predicted rate of warming if no changes are made.”

“There have been high crimes and misdemeanors, but they have been committed by the special prosecutor and the Congress, not the president.”

“Corporate responsibility extends not only to the customers, the resources and the workers of the present, but also to those of the future.”

“Smart development invests in insulation, efficient cars, and ever-renewed sources of energy. Dumb growth crashes around looking for more oil.”