David R. Brower

I was actually telling people that - by harnessing the atom - we could enter a new era of unlimited power that would do away with the need to dam our beautiful streams. ↗

— David R. Brower

#atom #away #beautiful #could #dam

I will say this, - though: If it is true that fusion will put unlimited amounts of energy into our hands, then I'm worried. Our record on this score is extremely poor. ↗

— David R. Brower

#extremely #fusion #hands #i #into

It is absolutely imperative that we protect, preserve and pass on this genetic heritage for man and every other living thing in as good a condition as we received it. ↗

— David R. Brower

#absolutely #condition #every #genetic #good

It seems that every time mankind is given a lot of energy, we go out and wreck something with it. ↗

— David R. Brower

#energy #every #every time #given #go

It's like turning the space program over to the Long Island Railroad. ↗

— David R. Brower

#like #long #long island #over #program

'Realistic' is a loaded word for me. Anyone who uses the word 'realistic' is all bad. ↗

— David R. Brower

#bad #loaded #me #realistic #uses

The more we pour the big machines, the fuel, the pesticides, the herbicides, the fertilizer and chemicals into farming, the more we knock out the mechanism that made it all work in the first place. ↗

— David R. Brower

#chemicals #farming #fertilizer #first #fuel

There is no place where we can safely store worn-out reactors or their garbage. No place! ↗

— David R. Brower

#garbage #place #reactors #safely #store

They simply don't know that much about what they're doing. There isn't enough control. There isn't enough capability in ordinary people to tinker with such a complicated piece of machinery. ↗

— David R. Brower

#capability #complicated #control #doing #enough

Understanding how DNA transmits all it knows about cancer, physics, dreaming and love will keep man searching for some time. ↗

— David R. Brower

#cancer #dna #dreaming #how #keep