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Extraction Quotes

What comes out, and what it costs.

Extraction quotes weigh economic benefit against environmental damage, covering everything from timber harvesting near protected forests to industrial fishing methods that strip entire ecosystems. One philosophical line even applies the word to logic itself. Read related debate in our America quotes.

Whether the family of the Clarkes were of Norman extraction cannot be easily ascertained.

Quotes by Adam Clarke

Nothing has prepared sharks, squid, krill and other sea creatures for industrial-scale extraction that destroys entire ecosystems while targeting a few species.

Quotes by Sylvia Earle

Logic is the last scientific ingredient of Philosophy; its extraction leaves behind only a confusion of non-scientific, pseudo problems.

Quotes by Rudolf Carnap

Flue gas extraction is really, really hard to do. It's not that we can't do it - just not at a cost that anyone will bear.

Quotes by Rex Tillerson

Active Quotes

Timber extraction provides big profits at the expense of local communities. Providing communities with unfettered access to harvest a forest that is protected in perpetuity provides better and more reliable incomes.

Quotes by Johan Eliasch

There are those of us that believe if you truly want to try drive down the cost of gas, if you really want to solve the problem, then you should be pursuing the extraction of our resources that are right...

Quotes by Jason Chaffetz

As secretary of state, Hillary Clinton was an active promoter of increased resource extraction in Latin America, pushing both fracking and the privatization of petroleum production.

Quotes by Greg Grandin

I am of the international upper class, the Swedish petit bourgeoisie of Jewish extraction with poor language skills, a conveyor of a few expressions and faces, with some intonation that combines ancient human experience with timely coquetry.

Quotes by Erland Josephson

The extraction of oil, coal and minerals brought, and still brings, a cost to the environment.

Quotes by Bono

Ale Quotes

The Philippines has vast minerals that are still untapped. It has one of the world's largest deposits of gold, nickel, copper and chromite. Through responsible mining, we intend to generate more revenues from the extraction of these resources.

Quotes by Benigno Aquino III

I love graffiti because it enables kids from every social extraction to do something that brings them closer to art, when they normally wouldn't be stimulated to be visually creative. Graffiti helps to develop an awareness of immediate expressive and...

Quotes by Barry McGee

Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of extraction do these quotes discuss?
Timber harvesting, industrial-scale fishing, and gas resource extraction all appear, each weighed against its environmental or community cost. The theme stays grounded in real industry debates.
Is there a quote about extraction harming ecosystems?
Yes, one line describes industrial-scale extraction as something sharks, squid, and krill were never prepared for, since it destroys entire ecosystems while targeting only a few species. It's a direct environmental warning.
Do these quotes mention local communities and timber?
One speaker argues that timber extraction brings big profits at the expense of local communities, contrasting that with the value of protected, accessible forests. See our America quotes for related resource debates.
Is extraction used in a non-physical sense in any quote?
Yes, one philosophical line calls logic the last scientific ingredient of philosophy, saying its extraction leaves only unscientific pseudo-problems behind. It applies the word to ideas rather than materials.
What does the gas price quote argue about extraction?
It argues that truly solving high gas costs requires pursuing extraction of domestic resources rather than relying on other approaches. That policy stance is one side of a larger energy debate.

These quotes suit anyone thinking through energy policy or conservation tradeoffs. Continue with Active quotes or see craftsmanship discussed in Art quotes.