"I really wonder what gives us the right to wreck this poor planet of ours"
- Kurt Vonnegut
About this Quote
Kurt Vonnegut's quote is a reflection on humankind's impact on the environment. He is questioning why we have the right to damage the planet, which is house to all living things. He is expressing his issue for the world and its residents, and the destruction that human beings have actually triggered. He is asking why we have the power to trigger so much damage, and why we are not held responsible for our actions. He is likewise recommending that we need to take responsibility for our actions and be more mindful of the environment. He is requiring us to act to protect the planet and its occupants, and to be more mindful of our actions and their effects. His words are a reminder that all of us have a responsibility to safeguard the world and its occupants, which we ought to make every effort to be more conscious of our actions and their effects.
This quote is written / told by Kurt Vonnegut between November 11, 1922 and April 11, 2007. He was a famous Author from USA.
The author also have 28 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"
