Biomimicry Janine Benyus Quotes & Sayings

Not for any one man's delight has Nature made
the sun, the wind, the waters; all are free. — Ovid

You know, there are two types of people-ones who live their lives, and ones whose lives live them. You need to be the former, not the latter. And right now, you are letting your life live you. It's crushing you and completely out of control. You can't just let life happen, not if you want some say in what happens to you. — H.M. Ward

For businesses, biomimicry is about bringing a new discipline - biology - to the design table. It's not to write an environmental impact statement, as most biologists in business do right now. — Janine Benyus

There are three types of biomimicry - one is copying form and shape, another is copying a process, like photosynthesis in a leaf, and the third is mimicking at an ecosystem's level, like building a nature-inspired city. — Janine Benyus

Biomimicry is basically taking a design challenge and then finding an ecosystem that's already solved that challenge, and literally trying to emulate what you learn. — Janine Benyus

Americans will feed anyone that's not close to them. — Will Rogers

After 3.8 billion years of research and development, failures are fossils, and what surrounds us is the secret to our survival. — Janine M. Benyus

Biomimicry is innovation inspired by nature. In a society accustomed to dominating or 'improving' nature, this respectful imitation is a radically new approach, a revolution really. Unlike the Industrial Revolution, the Biomimicry Revolution introduces an era based not on what we can extract from nature, but on what we can learn from her. — Janine Benyus

Upper berth, lower berth, that's the difference between talent and genius. — George Gershwin

How do y'all say, 'hoorah' in Angel?
Rude Car. — Amy A. Bartol

Every human heart cries and yearns for the same thing: a chance to fulfill his or her own dreams and desires. Even the poorest man has a dream. — Myles Munroe

Biomimicry is ... the conscious emulation of life's genius. — Janine Benyus

Everyone is trying to jump on the biomimic bandwagon. But a cork floor is not biomimicry. Neither is using bacteria to clean water. — Janine Benyus

I wasn't trained as a writer-director. And the projects I write are difficult to finish. — Ziad Doueiri

All you have to do is say, 'I'm going home,' and you're the most popular girl at the party. — Elaine Stritch