Quotes by Rene Dubos

About Rene Dubos:

René Jules Dubos is credited for having made famous Jacques Ellul's environmental maxim, "Think globally, act locally" (penser global, agir local).
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It is often by a trivial, even an anecdotal decision, that we direct our activities into a certain channel, and thus determine which of the potential expressions of our individuality become manifest. Usually we know nothing of the ultimate orientatio...

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A very large percentage of illnesses are the expressions of inadequate responses to the environment.

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Man shapes himself through decisions that shape his environment.

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More can be learned from what works than from what fails.

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The most important pathological effects of pollution are extremely delayed and indirect.

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Author Bio

  • NameRene Dubos
  • DescriptionAmerican microbiologist
  • AliasesRené Jules Dubos
  • BornFebruary 20, 1901
  • DiedFebruary 20, 1982
  • CountryFrance; United States Of America
  • ProfessionBiologist; Philosopher; Author
  • AwardsAlbert Lasker Award For Basic Medical Research; Pulitzer Prize For General Non-Fiction; Robert Koch Prize; Robert Koch Gold Medal; Tyler Prize For Environmental Achievement