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.

Transcendence is the only real alternative to extinction. This is serious. This may be the ultimate final exam.

The essence of being human is being creative.

We are at an inflection point in history.

There is one thing we know about meaning, that meaning consists in attachment to something bigger than you are. The larger the thing that you can credibly attach yourself to, the more meaning you get out of life.

The next frontier is our own selves.

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.