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Paul Hawken Quotes

What I see everywhere in the world are ordinary people willing to confront despair, power, and incalculable odds in order to restore some semblance of grace, justice, and beauty to this world Picture Quote #1

The future belongs to those who understand that doing more with less is compassionate, prosperous, and enduring, and thus more intelligent, even competitive Picture Quote #1

When asked if I am pessimistic or optimistic about the future, my answer is always the same: If you look at the science about what is happening on earth and aren’t pessimistic, you don’t understand data. But if you meet the people who are working to restore this earth and the lives of the poor, and you aren’t optimistic, you haven’t got a pulse. What I see everywhere in the world are ordinary people willing to confront despair, power, and incalculable odds in order to restore some semblance of grace, justice, and beauty to this world Picture Quote #1

The bottom line is down where it belongs – at the bottom. Far above it in importance are the infinite number of events that produce the profit or loss Picture Quote #1

We can no longer prosper by increasing human productivity. The more we try to do, the more poverty we will create Picture Quote #1

Mother’s milk would be banned by the food safety laws of industrialized nations if it were sold as a packaged good Picture Quote #1

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The financial capital is being concentrated by corporations, institutional investors, and even our pension funds, and being reinvested in companies that repeat this process because it provides the highest return on that financial capital Picture Quote #1

Local companies don’t have to internalize their costs, and few actually do, but they tend to more often because the owners live there and they have to show their face in town, and their kids play with other kids Picture Quote #1

And also, more and more businesses really want to do the right thing. They feel better about themselves, their workers feel better, and so do their customers. I think this is equally true in the transnational corporations, but it is harder to express in those situations Picture Quote #1

We assume that everything’s becoming more efficient, and in an immediate sense that’s true; our lives are better in many ways. But that improvement has been gained through a massively inefficient use of natural resources Picture Quote #1

We are losing our living systems, social systems, cultural systems, governing systems, stability, and our constitutional health, and we’re surrendering it all at the same time Picture Quote #1

Good management is the art of making problems so interesting and their solutions so constructive that everyone wants to get to work and deal with them Picture Quote #1

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Natural capitalism is not about making sudden changes, uprooting institutions, or fomenting upheaval for a new social order. Natural capitalism is about making small, critical choices that can tip economic and social factors in positive ways Picture Quote #1

That inefficiency is masked because growth and progress are measured in money, and money does not give us information about ecological systems, it only gives information about financial systems Picture Quote #1

Always leave enough time in your life to do something that makes you happy, satisfied, even joyous. That has more of an effect on economic well-being than any other single factor Picture Quote #1

Being in business is not about making money. It is a way to become who you are Picture Quote #1

What we already know frames what we see, and what we see frames what we understand Picture Quote #1

Luck is earned. Luck is working so hard at your craft, service or enterprise that sooner or later you get a break Picture Quote #1

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My advice for people is to love the world they are in, in whatever way makes sense to them. It may be a devotional practice, it may be song or poetry, it may be by gardening, it may be as an activist, scientist, or community leader. The path to restoration extends from our heart to the heart of sentient beings, and that path will be different for every person Picture Quote #1

We are speeding up our lives and working harder in a futile attempt to buy the time to slow down and enjoy it Picture Quote #1

Working for the earth is not a way to get rich, it is a way to be rich Picture Quote #1

Business is the only mechanism on the planet today powerful enough to produce the changes necessary to reverse global environments and social degradation Picture Quote #1

If there is to be an ecologically sound society, it will have to come the grass roots up, not from the top down Picture Quote #1

Business is correct to defend its right to act in order to produce a vigorous and engaging prosperity. But it is wrong if it forgets that this freedom can only be experienced within the discipline of social responsibility Picture Quote #1

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The generations before you failed. They didn’t stay up all night. They got distracted and lost sight of the fact that life is a miracle every moment of your existence. Nature beckons you to be on her side. You couldn’t ask for a better boss. The most unrealistic person in the world is the cynic, not the dreamer. Hope only makes sense when it doesn’t make sense to be hopeful. This is your century. Take it and run as if your life depends on it Picture Quote #1

There are insistent calls for autonomy, appeals for a new resource ethic based on the tradition of the commons, demands for the reinstatement of cultural primacy over corporate hegemony, and a rising demand for radical transparency in politics and corporate decision making. It has been said that environmentalism failed as a movement, or worse yet, died. It is the other way around. Everyone on earth will be an environmentalist in the not too distant future, driven there by necessity and experience Picture Quote #1

At present we are stealing the future, selling it in the present, and calling it gross domestic product Picture Quote #1

First we need to decide what needs to be done. Then we do it. And then we ask if it is possible Picture Quote #1

How much harm does a company have to do before we question its right to exist? Picture Quote #1

The problems to be faced are vast and complex, but come down to this: 6.6 billion people are breeding exponentially. The process of fulfilling their wants and needs is stripping earth of its biotic capacity to produce life; a climactic burst of consumption by a single species is overwhelming the skies, earth, waters, and fauna Picture Quote #1

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What I see everywhere in the world are ordinary people willing to confront despair, power, and incalculable odds in order to restore some semblance of grace, justice, and beauty to this world (Paul Hawken Quotes) The future belongs to those who understand that doing more with less is compassionate, prosperous, and enduring, and thus more intelligent, even competitive (Paul Hawken Quotes) When asked if I am pessimistic or optimistic about the future, my answer is always the same: If you look at the science about what is happening on earth and aren’t pessimistic, you don’t understand data. But if you meet the people who are working to restore this earth and the lives of the poor, and you aren’t optimistic, you haven’t got a pulse. What I see everywhere in the world are ordinary people willing to confront despair, power, and incalculable odds in order to restore some semblance of grace, justice, and beauty to this world (Paul Hawken Quotes) The bottom line is down where it belongs – at the bottom. Far above it in importance are the infinite number of events that produce the profit or loss (Paul Hawken Quotes) We can no longer prosper by increasing human productivity. The more we try to do, the more poverty we will create (Paul Hawken Quotes) Mother’s milk would be banned by the food safety laws of industrialized nations if it were sold as a packaged good (Paul Hawken Quotes) The financial capital is being concentrated by corporations, institutional investors, and even our pension funds, and being reinvested in companies that repeat this process because it provides the highest return on that financial capital (Paul Hawken Quotes) Local companies don’t have to internalize their costs, and few actually do, but they tend to more often because the owners live there and they have to show their face in town, and their kids play with other kids (Paul Hawken Quotes) And also, more and more businesses really want to do the right thing. They feel better about themselves, their workers feel better, and so do their customers. I think this is equally true in the transnational corporations, but it is harder to express in those situations (Paul Hawken Quotes) We assume that everything’s becoming more efficient, and in an immediate sense that’s true; our lives are better in many ways. But that improvement has been gained through a massively inefficient use of natural resources (Paul Hawken Quotes) We are losing our living systems, social systems, cultural systems, governing systems, stability, and our constitutional health, and we’re surrendering it all at the same time (Paul Hawken Quotes) Good management is the art of making problems so interesting and their solutions so constructive that everyone wants to get to work and deal with them (Paul Hawken Quotes) Natural capitalism is not about making sudden changes, uprooting institutions, or fomenting upheaval for a new social order. Natural capitalism is about making small, critical choices that can tip economic and social factors in positive ways (Paul Hawken Quotes) That inefficiency is masked because growth and progress are measured in money, and money does not give us information about ecological systems, it only gives information about financial systems (Paul Hawken Quotes) Always leave enough time in your life to do something that makes you happy, satisfied, even joyous. That has more of an effect on economic well-being than any other single factor (Paul Hawken Quotes) Being in business is not about making money. It is a way to become who you are (Paul Hawken Quotes) What we already know frames what we see, and what we see frames what we understand (Paul Hawken Quotes) Luck is earned. Luck is working so hard at your craft, service or enterprise that sooner or later you get a break (Paul Hawken Quotes) My advice for people is to love the world they are in, in whatever way makes sense to them. It may be a devotional practice, it may be song or poetry, it may be by gardening, it may be as an activist, scientist, or community leader. The path to restoration extends from our heart to the heart of sentient beings, and that path will be different for every person (Paul Hawken Quotes) We are speeding up our lives and working harder in a futile attempt to buy the time to slow down and enjoy it (Paul Hawken Quotes) Working for the earth is not a way to get rich, it is a way to be rich (Paul Hawken Quotes) Business is the only mechanism on the planet today powerful enough to produce the changes necessary to reverse global environments and social degradation (Paul Hawken Quotes) If there is to be an ecologically sound society, it will have to come the grass roots up, not from the top down (Paul Hawken Quotes) Business is correct to defend its right to act in order to produce a vigorous and engaging prosperity. But it is wrong if it forgets that this freedom can only be experienced within the discipline of social responsibility (Paul Hawken Quotes) The generations before you failed. They didn’t stay up all night. They got distracted and lost sight of the fact that life is a miracle every moment of your existence. Nature beckons you to be on her side. You couldn’t ask for a better boss. The most unrealistic person in the world is the cynic, not the dreamer. Hope only makes sense when it doesn’t make sense to be hopeful. This is your century. Take it and run as if your life depends on it (Paul Hawken Quotes) There are insistent calls for autonomy, appeals for a new resource ethic based on the tradition of the commons, demands for the reinstatement of cultural primacy over corporate hegemony, and a rising demand for radical transparency in politics and corporate decision making. It has been said that environmentalism failed as a movement, or worse yet, died. It is the other way around. Everyone on earth will be an environmentalist in the not too distant future, driven there by necessity and experience (Paul Hawken Quotes) At present we are stealing the future, selling it in the present, and calling it gross domestic product (Paul Hawken Quotes) First we need to decide what needs to be done. Then we do it. And then we ask if it is possible (Paul Hawken Quotes) How much harm does a company have to do before we question its right to exist? (Paul Hawken Quotes) The problems to be faced are vast and complex, but come down to this: 6.6 billion people are breeding exponentially. The process of fulfilling their wants and needs is stripping earth of its biotic capacity to produce life; a climactic burst of consumption by a single species is overwhelming the skies, earth, waters, and fauna (Paul Hawken Quotes)

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