"How we are using up our home, how we are living and polluting the planet is frightening. It was evident when I was a child. It's more evident now"
- Maya Lin
About this Quote
Maya Lin's quote speaks to the alarming rate at which human beings are depleting the planet's resources and contaminating the environment. She recommends that this issue has appeared given that she was a kid, and has only end up being more pronounced in today day. This is a plain tip of the consequences of our actions, and the requirement to take immediate action to protect our world. We need to acknowledge the significance of sustainability and conservation, and strive to reduce our carbon footprint. We must also work to minimize pollution and waste, and to secure the planet's biodiversity. Only then can we guarantee that our home is safe and safe for future generations.
This quote is written / told by Maya Lin somewhere between October 5, 1959 and today. He/she was a famous Architect from USA.
The author also have 43 other quotes.
"Wonder if there is life on another planet? Let's suppose there is. Suppose further, that only one star in a trillion has a planet that could support life. If that were the case, then there would be at least 100 million planets that harbored life"
"It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small"
"Now, we put out a lot of carbon dioxide every year, over 26 billion tons. For each American, it's about 20 tons. For people in poor countries, it's less than one ton. It's an average of about five tons for everyone on the planet. And, somehow, we have to make changes that will bring that down to zero"
"I did not want to be a tree, a flower or a wave. In a dancer's body, we as audience must see ourselves, not the imitated behavior of everyday actions, not the phenomenon of nature, not exotic creatures from another planet, but something of the miracle that is a human being"
"We're looking at Earth science, observing our planet. Also space science, looking at the ozone in the atmosphere around our Earth. Also looking at life science. And on a human level, using ourselves as test subjects"
"All the things that human beings suffer from are how their environment treats them, and how the elements of their planet affects their mind and body - like radiation, cancer, and all"
