Barbara Ehrenreich Quotes:
Ocupation: American Political figure
Life: b. August 26, 1941
Birthday: August 26
Some of us still get all weepy when we think about the Gaia Hypothesis, the idea that earth is a big furry goddess-creature who resembles everybody's mom in that she knows what's best for us. But if you look at the historical record - Krakatoa, Mt. Vesuvius, Hurricane Charley, poison ivy, and so forth down the ages - you have to ask yourself: Whose side is she on, anyway?
source: Barbara Ehrenreich (1990). “WORST YEARS OF OUR LIVES”, Pantheon
topic: God, Mom, Thinking, Poison Ivy, Gaia
