Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.

Rachel Carson

Scientists

Rachel Carson

American marine biologist born in 1907 whose Silent Spring exposed the ecological damage caused by pesticides. The book launched the modern environmental movement and led to the creation of the US Environmental Protection Agency.

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Source: The Sense of Wonder (posthumous, 1965)Verified

Rachel Carson's Other Quotes

The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction.

In nature nothing exists alone.