Being a good human being is good business. Paul Hawken More Quotes by Paul Hawken More Quotes From Paul Hawken The most unrealistic person in the world is the cynic, not the dreamer. Paul Hawken cynic dreamer world How is it that we have created an economic system that tells us it is cheaper to destroy the earth and exhaust its people than to nurture them both? Is it rational to have an pricing system which discounts the future and sells off the past? How did we create an economic system that confused capital liquidation with income? Paul Hawken confused people past A local company has more accountability. Paul Hawken accountability company locals We can no longer prosper by increasing human productivity. The more we try to do, the more poverty we will create. Paul Hawken poverty humans trying You are Brilliant and the Earth is Hiring. Paul Hawken hiring brilliant earth Working for the earth is not a way to get rich, it is a way to be rich. Paul Hawken rich earth way Healing the wounds of the earth and its people does not require saintliness or a political party, only gumption and persistence. It is not a liberal or conservative activity; it is a sacred act. Paul Hawken persistence party healing While there may be no "right" way to value a forest or a river, there is a wrong way, which is to give it no value at all. How do we decide the value of a 700-year-old tree? We need only to ask how much it would cost to make a new one, or a new river, or even a new atmosphere. Paul Hawken rivers giving years If everyone thinks you have a good idea, you´re too late Paul Hawken too-late ideas thinking Wrong is an addictive, repetitive story; Right is where the movement is. Paul Hawken repetitive movement stories Inspiration is not garnered from the litanies of what may befall us; it resides in humanity's willingness to restore, redress, reform, rebuild, recover, reimagine, and reconsider. Paul Hawken inspiration humanity spiritual 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 stability social losing The promise of business is to increase the general well-being of humankind through service, a creative invention and ethical philosophy. Paul Hawken creative philosophy promise Being in business is not about making money. It is a way to become who you are. Paul Hawken making-money business way First we need to decide what needs to be done. Then we do it. And then we ask if it is possible. Paul Hawken done needs firsts The bottom line is down where it belongs - at the bottom. Paul Hawken employee-engagement bottom lines It costs the same to send a person to prison or to Harvard. The difference is the curriculum. Paul Hawken curriculum cost differences I think an old style of addressing environmental problems is ebbing, but the rise of the so-called conservative, political movement in this country is not a trend towards the future but a reaction to this very broad shift that we are undergoing. Paul Hawken political country thinking 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 sight running night We are the only species on this planet without full employment. Paul Hawken employment planets meaningful
