Bernd Brunner > Quotes

“There are approximately ten thousand species of birds on the planet and no single individual has seen them all.”
― Bernd Brunner

“Bird watching is now North America's second most popular outdoor activity (second only to gardening).”
― Bernd Brunner

“Bears find themselves at the spot where two deep-seated but contradictory human impulses collide: the desire to feel protected from unforeseeable danger and the longing for unspoiled nature.”
― Bernd Brunner, Bears: A Brief History

“Die Ornithomanie ist eine Passion, die oft mit wissenschaftlichem Ehrgeiz verquickt ist, und in ihren extremsten Erscheinungsformen - man mag hier wohl schon vom Bird-Stalking sprechen - wohl tatsächlich eine Krankheit. Dann, wenn alles andere im Leben zu kurz kommt, wenn man die Sorge um Mitmenschen und die finanziellen Grenzen vergisst, wenn Sammeln, Beobachten oder Fangen wichtiger wird als alles andere im Leben.”
― Bernd Brunner, Ornithomania. Geschichte einer besonderen Leidenschaft

“Fifty million people in the United States today consider themselves to be birders.”
― Bernd Brunner

“One-eighth of the (bird) species alive today are in danger of disappearing in the near future.”
― Bernd Brunner

“[F]or a number of people, the moon landings may have been traumatic. The intrusion of humans onto this numinous orb somehow violated their idea of the natural order.”
― Bernd Brunner, Moon: A Brief History

“That which cannot be seen, named, and classified away presents a challenge, even if its presence is clearly evident.”
― Bernd Brunner, Moon: A Brief History