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My Ishmael
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"My Ishmael" Quotes

A young girl learns about humanity's impact on the world through conversations with a telepathic gorilla.

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There's nothing fundamentally wrong with people. Given a story to enact that puts them in accord with the world, they will live in accord with the world.

Daniel Quinn

human natureharmony

What's wrong with the world is that people refuse to take responsibility for what they do.

Daniel Quinn

responsibilityaccountability

The world of people doesn't have to end. There is a better way.

Daniel Quinn

hopechange

You're captives of a civilizational system that more or less compels you to go on destroying the world in order to live.

Daniel Quinn

civilizationenvironment

Agriculture has always been the basis of every civilized society.

Daniel Quinn

agriculturesociety

You're destroying things you don't even understand. You're acting like vandals.

Daniel Quinn

destructionignorance

The premise of your civilization is fundamentally flawed.

Daniel Quinn

flawed systemcivilization

The world of people is ending, and the world of the law is ending with it.

Daniel Quinn

changetransformation

You don't have to accept the world as it is. You can make it as it should be.

Daniel Quinn

changepossibility

The world of people is a failed experiment.

Daniel Quinn

failureexperiment