“I felt shame for living in a nation of unprecedented prosperity-a nation that spends a smaller percentage of income on food than any other civilization has in human history-but in the name of affordability treats the animals it eats with cruelty so extreme it would be illegal if inflicted on a dog.”
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“What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to one another.”
― Forest Primeval: The Natural History of an Ancient Forest
― Forest Primeval: The Natural History of an Ancient Forest
“So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more dangerous to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.”
― Into the Wild
― Into the Wild
“Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...It's about learning to dance in the rain.”
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