"Ralph Waldo Emerson once asked what we would do if the stars only came out once every thousand years. No one would sleep that night, of course. The world would create new religions overnight. We would be ecstatic, delirious, made rapturous by the glory of God. Instead, the stars come out every night and we watch television."
Quote from commencement address by Paul Hawken to the class of 2009 at the University of Portland. To read the whole address (I recommend it) click here.
You are Brilliant, and the Earth is Hiring :: Paul Hawken's Commencement Address to the Class of 2009
