There is one quality that characterizes all of us who deal with the sciences of the earth and its life-we are never bored.
Meaning
In a 1954 speech Carson described what unites scientists studying nature: endless curiosity keeps boredom away. When you feel flat, borrow that habit by choosing one small thing around you, like a puddle or a weed, and asking three questions about it.
Source: Speech (1954), in Lost Woods (1998)
About the author
American marine biologist and writer whose book Silent Spring (1962) helped launch the modern environmental movement.
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