Wade Davis Quote

The full measure of a culture embraces both the actions of a people and the quality of their aspirations, the nature of the metaphors that propel their lives. And no description of a people can be complete without reference to the character of their homeland, the ecological and geographical matrix in which they have determined to live out their destiny. Just as a landscape defines character, culture springs from a spirit of place.

Wade Davis

The full measure of a culture embraces both the actions of a people and the quality of their aspirations, the nature of the metaphors that propel their lives. And no description of a people can be complete without reference to the character of their homeland, the ecological and geographical matrix in which they have determined to live out their destiny. Just as a landscape defines character, culture springs from a spirit of place.

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Wade Davis may refer to:

Wade Davis (anthropologist) (born 1953), Canadian anthropologist and ethnobotanist
Wade Davis (American football) (born 1977), former American football player
Wade Davis (baseball) (born 1985), former baseball player
Wade–Davis Bill, American legislation, vetoed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1864
Wade Davis, president and CEO of UniMás