Wade Davis quotes

All cultures through all time have constantly been engaged in a dance with new possibilities for life. Change is the one constant in human history. (Wade Davis)
Change is no threat to culture. View quote
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Its haunting to realize that half of the languages of the world are teetering on the brink of extinction. View quote
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What could be more lonely than to be enveloped in silence, to be the last of your people to speak your native tongue, to have no way to pass on the wisdom of the elders, to anticipate the promise of the children. This tragic fate is indeed the plight of someone somewhere roughly every two weeks. View quote
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Heroes are never perfect, but they're brave, they're authentic, they're courageous, determined, discreet, and they've got grit. View quote
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You know, once something freezes, it's solid. That's the key to the arctic - they didn't fear the cold, they made use of it. View quote
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On paper I would be a rather bold individual in our culture. View quote
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The world in which you were born is just one model of reality. Other cultures are not failed attempts at being you; they are unique manifestations of the human spirit. View quote
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The world can only appear monochromatic to those who persist in interpreting what they experience through the lens of a single cultural paradigm, their own. For those with the eyes to see and the heart to feel, it remains a rich and complex topography of the spirit. View quote
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The measure of a society is not only what it does but the quality of its aspirations. View quote
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Sensitivity to nature is not an innate attribute of indigenous peoples. It is a consequence of adaptive choices that have resulted in the development of highly specialized peripheral skills. but those choices in turn spring from a comprehensive view of nature and the universe in which man and woman are perceived as but elements inextricably linked to the whole. (Wade Davis)
So be patient. Do not compromise. And give your destiny time to find you. View quote
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Risk discomfort and solitude for understanding. View quote
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The surface of the Earth itself is an immense loom upon which the sun weaves the fabric of existence. View quote
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What is science but the pursuit of the truth? What is Buddhism but 2500 years of observation as to the nature of mind? View quote
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Only, in Haiti, I realized, is it possible to drink rum and haggle with a god. View quote
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Language is an old-growth forest of the mind. View quote
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In the West we cling to the past like limpets. In Haiti the present is the axis of all life. As in Africa, past and future are but distant measures of the present, and memories are as meaningless as promises. View quote
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