The whole of the 20th century has always put the car at the center. So by putting the pedestrian first, you create these livable places, I think, with more attraction and interest and character.
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The whole of nature cries out at our mistreatment of her. If the planet were a patient, we would have treated her long ago.
Interpretation
What this quote means
We are harming the environment and should respond to its distress as we would to a suffering patient.
This quote highlights the urgent call for humanity to recognize and address the negative impact we have on the natural world. It suggests that the planet, like a patient in need of care, deserves immediate attention and compassionate action to heal the damages caused by human activities.
Themes
NatureEnvironmentMistreatmentPlanetCareResponsibility
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a speech about climate change advocacy.
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If you think about the impact of climate change, [it should be how] a doctor would deal with the problem. A scientific hypothesis is tested to absolute destruction, but medicine can't wait. If a doctor sees a child with a fever, he can't wait for [endless] tests. He has to act on what is there. The risk of delay is so enormous that we can't wait until we are absolutely sure the patient is dying.
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We might be more inclined to think about the longer term if we were more aware of what is happening around us. Perhaps daily weather forecasts could include a few basic facts about the Earth's vital signs or details of where climate change is increasing the likelihood of damaging weather?
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The sustainability revolution will, hopefully, be the third major social and economic turning point in human history, following the Neolithic Revolution - moving from hunter-gathering to farming - and the Industrial Revolution
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Any difficulties which the world faces today will be as nothing compared to the full effects which global warming will have on the world-wide economy.
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