our air QUOTES

1 " When we can see the star of desire in our sky, we can use our wings of hope and our air of love to reach it. "

2 " How we treat our land, how we build upon it, how we act toward our air and water, in the long run, will tell what kind of people we really are.

-Laurance S. Rockefeller "

― Terry Tempest Williams , The Hour of Land: A Personal Topography of America's National Parks

3 " By eating meat we share the responsibility of climate change, the destruction of our forests, and the poisoning of our air and water. The simple act of becoming a vegetarian will make a difference in the health of our planet. "

― Thich Nhat Hanh , The World We Have: A Buddhist Approach to Peace and Ecology

4 " They came with a massive force of numbers: to rip apart the veil of existence that few knew even existed. They tore their way into our world relentlessly, and once they breathed our air and stood on the soil of our homelands, they killed and maimed, surging from their rifts in numbers incalculable. Their troops on the ground were supported by winged creatures never intended for our world. The monsters swooped from the darkness beyond, filling the sky with dark silhouettes like bats, only much more dangerous. Never before had humanity faced such a force of evil and no one was immune to their violence. "

― Cailee Francis , Sensuality in the Darkest of Times: A Short Story

5 " Violent ideologies speak their own language; core concepts are translated to maintain the system while appearing to support the people. Under carnism, for instance, democracy has become defined as having the freedom to choose among products that sicken our bodies and pollute our planet, rather than the freedom to eat our food and breathe our air without the risk of being poisoned. But violent ideologies are inherently undemocratic, as they rely on deception, secrecy, concentrated power, and coercion--all practices that are incompatible with a free society. While the larger system, or nation, may appear democratic, the violent system within it is not. This is one reason we don't recognize violent ideologies that exist within seemingly democratic systems; we simply aren't thinking to look for them. "

― Melanie Joy , Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows

6 " Perhaps that is why we love life so much, Anjin-san. You see, we have to. Death is part of our air and see and earth. "

― James Clavell , Shōgun

7 " We've sued out-of-state power plants that are polluting our air and led a coalition of attorneys general from Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, and Massachusetts against efforts in the U.S. House of Representatives to remove critical environmental regulations that protect New York communities from toxic pollution. "

8 " I reflect back 35 years ago, and look how far we have come in America with our environmental policy to improve the conditions of our air and water, and we have had some real successes. "