Waste is a tax on the whole people. – Albert W. Atwood

Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he who understands it aright will rather preserve its life than destroy it. – Henry David Thoreau, "Chesuncook," The Maine Woods, 1848

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