17 Quotes by Joel Garreau

The hallmark of the Renaissance was its holistic quality as all fields of art, engineering, science and culture shared the same exciting spirit and many of the same intellectual principles.

Humankind’s constant effort to fix its shortcomings is what drives human history.

Today the story is no less attitude-adjusting. It is about the defining cultural, social and political issue of our age. It is about human transformation.

The only reason Toronto is no longer the dullest city on earth is that it is no longer full of Anglo-Canadians. It is full of Hong Kong Chinese. And not a few Italians.

The physician who waits until dead certain of a diagnosis before acting is likely to wind up with a dead patient. Sometimes things develop so rapidly that only early action-back when you’re still somewhat uncertain-stands a chance of being effective, as in catching cancer before it metastasizes.

Informing all of Carson’s work was the idea that although human beings are part of nature, we are distinguished by our power to alter it irreversibly.

The theory of meaning says that joining and serving in things larger than you that you believe in while using your highest strengths is a recipe for meaning.

It is time to rekindle the spirit of the Renaissancee to achieve a golden age that will be a turning point for human productivity and quality of life.