Vandana Shiva

"You can't have an earth without biodiversity. You can't have a future without biodiversity."

"Earth is not dying, it is being killed. And those who are killing it have names and addresses."

"In every piece of the earth, the whole universe is reflected."

"The soil is not just a medium for plants, it is a living system."

"Seeds are the ultimate symbol of freedom."

"Monocultures are not only ecologically destructive, they are also culturally destructive."

"Water is the blood of the earth."

"When we protect seeds, we protect life itself."

"Biodiversity is the wealth of the poor."

"The most dangerous words in English are 'I have a right'."

"We must move from linear to circular thinking."

"Food grown with poisons is poison."

"Globalization is not about universal interconnection; it is about economic domination."

"Every flower that blooms is an act of resistance."

"Nature does not have a profit motive."

"The greatest threat to humanity is the same as to all species: the loss of habitat."

"Patents on life are patents on our future."

"Real wealth is in the earth and all it provides."

"Organic farming is not a regression, it is a progression."

"The seed is both a symbol and a seed of hope."

"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children."

"Industrial agriculture treats soil as an inert substrate."

"Corporate globalisation is not about bringing the world together, it is about making it a market."

"Food democracy means people having power over their food systems."

"Biodiversity is the answer to food security."

"Chemical-based agriculture is agriculture of poison."

"Every act of resistance is an act of creation."

"The fossil fuel economy is unsustainable and unjust."

"We are not separate from nature; we are nature."

"The diversity of seeds reflects the diversity of cultures."