Daniel Quinn Quotes about Community

The world doesn't belong to us, we belong to it. Always have, always will. We belong to the world. We belong to the community of life on this planet--it doesn't belong to us. We got confused about that, now it's time to

The world doesn't belong to us, we belong to it. Always have, always will. We belong to the world. We belong to the community of life on this planet--it doesn't belong to us. We got confused about that, now it's time to set the record straight

Daniel Quinn

Confused, Community, Records

[A]ny species that exempts itself from the rules of competition ends up destroying the community in order to support its own expansion.

Daniel Quinn

Order, Support, Community

I have amazing news for you. Man is not alone on this planet. He is part of a community, upon which he depends absolutely.

Daniel Quinn

Men, Community, News

Daniel Quinn (2009). “Ishmael: A Novel”, p.99, Bantam

Diversity is a survival factor for the community itself. A community of a hundred million species can survive anything short of total global catastrophe. Within that hundred million will be thousands that could survive a global temperature drop of twenty degrees—which would be a lot more devastating than it sounds. Within that hundred million will be thousands that could survive a global temperature rise of twenty degrees. But a community of a hundred species or a thousand species has almost no survival value at all.

Daniel Quinn

Diversity, Community, Survival

"Ishmael". Book by Daniel Quinn, 1992.

This law … defines the limits of competition in the community of life. You may compete to the full extent of your capabilities, but you may not hunt down your competitors or destroy their food or deny them access to food. In other words, you may compete but you may not wage war.

Daniel Quinn

War, Law, Community

Daniel Quinn (2009). “Ishmael: A Novel”, p.129, Bantam