Variant: Do not accept an evil you can change.
Source: We Were Liars
“Work and struggle and never accept an evil that you can change.”
“We must accept our pain
Change what we can
and laugh at the rest”
Eric Trist cited in: Alternatives. Vol 8 (1980). Trent University, University of Waterloo. Faculty of Environmental Studies, p. 146
reprinted in 'Zero', ed. Otto Piene and Heinz Mack, Cambridge, Mass; MIT Press 1973, p. 120
Quotes, 1960's, untitled statements in 'Zero 3', (1961)
“We cannot change anything unless we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate; it oppresses.”
Variant: We cannot change anything unless we accept it.
Source: Modern Man in Search of a Soul
Testimony before the US Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (28 September 2005)
Context: I want to state emphatically that nothing in my remarks should be taken to imply that we can ignore our environment, or that we should not take climate change seriously. On the contrary, we must dramatically improve our record on environmental management. That is why a focused effort on climate science, aimed at securing sound, independently verified answers to policy questions, is so important now.
“As we wash our body so we should wash destiny, change life as we change clothes.”
Ibid., p. 68
The Book of Disquiet
Original: Assim como lavamos o corpo devíamos lavar o destino, mudar de vida como mudamos de roupa.
“We all accept that renewable energy is vital to reducing climate change.”
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig Lecture (December 19, 2007)
