Man shapes himself through decision that shape his environment. – Ren

In the sixties, you could always insult a guy by calling him “plastic.” It meant he was phony or superficial. The opposite of plastic was “real.” – Elizabeth Royte, Garbage Land: On the Secret Trail of Trash, 2005

The victory of Christianity over paganism was the greatest psychic revolution in the history of our culture. By destroying pagan animism, Christianity made it possible to exploit nature in a mood of indifference to the feelings of natural objects. – Lynn I. White, Jr., Science, 10 March 1967

We have to walk in a way that we only print peace and serenity on the Earth. Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet. – Thích Nhất Hạnh