#planet

I guess I so desperately want to see us put this planet right. It's so horrifying to me that a fifth of us are starving every night, and that forty thousand children die every single day. ↗

— Ann Druyan

#day #desperately #die #every #every night

I think the dangers are different now. Our abuse of the planet and our resources is an anxiety. ↗

— Carol Ann Duffy

#anxiety #dangers #different #i #i think

Ten percent of the big fish still remain. There are still some blue whales. There are still some krill in Antarctica. There are a few oysters in Chesapeake Bay. Half the coral reefs are still in pretty good shape, a jeweled belt around the middle of the planet. There's still time, but not a lot, to turn things around. ↗

— Sylvia Earle

#around #bay #belt #big #big fish

Since the beginning of time, every child on the planet has endeavored to please their parents. ↗

— Emilio Estevez

#child #endeavored #every #parents #planet

Sci-fi fans are the most loyal fans on the planet - there's no doubt about it. I've done a few of those conventions, and these people will know the lines! ↗

— Greg Evigan

#conventions #done #doubt #fans #few

I never belonged anywhere. I just felt like a creature from another planet. ↗

— Siobhan Fahey

#anywhere #belonged #creature #felt #i

It will free man from the remaining chains, the chains of gravity which still tie him to this planet. ↗

— Wernher von Braun

#chains #free #free man #gravity #him

In securing the future of the planet, we secure happiness for ourselves. One of the aims of the Greens is to turn around the tide of pessimism amongst the young people of the world. ↗

— Bob Brown

#amongst #around #future #greens #happiness

After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say 'I want to see the manager.' ↗

— William S. Burroughs

#any #i #look #manager #outer

There are probably already too many people on the planet. ↗

— Nina Fedoroff

#many #people #planet #probably #too