If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, and a sign on it saying, "End-of-the-World Switch. PLEASE TO NOT TOUCH," the paint wouldn't even ha…

- Joel Garreau

The essence of being human is being creative.

- Joel Garreau

Today the story is no less attitude-adjusting. It is about the defining cultural, social and political issue of our age. It is about human transforma…

- Joel Garreau

Humankind's constant effort to fix its shortcomings is what drives human history.

- Joel Garreau

We are at an inflection point in history.

- Joel Garreau

Dwight D. Eisenhower changed America forever with the creation of the interstate highway program.

- Joel Garreau

There are three levels of happiness: the pleasant life, the good life, and the meaningful life.

- Joel Garreau

Transcendence is the only real alternative to extinction. This is serious. This may be the ultimate final exam.

- Joel Garreau

Informing all of Carson's work was the idea that although human beings are part of nature, we are distinguished by our power to alter it irreversibly.

- Joel Garreau