Sustainability Quotes · Page 2

GDP tells you nothing about sustainability

— Joseph Stiglitz

“A setback is merely a delay to our destination!”

— Erick "The Black Sheep" G

“Keep your fans close and your critics closer”

— Girish Kohli

“Positive thought and forward action equals harmony!”

— Erick "The Black Sheep" G

“To survive, we cling to all we know know and understand and we label it reality.”

— Erick "The Black Sheep" G

“Unrest urges us into action, make sure its in the right direction!”

— Erick "The Black Sheep" G

“You maybe able to fool the voters, but not the atmosphere.”

— Donella Meadows

When you gaze long into the Abyss of Sustainability, the Abyss of Sustainability also gazes into you.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

I wish my artwork could persuade millions of people to join a global conversation about sustainability.

— Edward Burtynsky

More businesses should be following Apple's stance in encouraging more investment in sustainability.

— Richard Branson

“Water is a source of life but also a source of conflict, greed, and war.”

— Fons Burger

Sustainability is about profit...it is the opportunity of the century

— Ben Clarke

Buy less, choose well, make it last. Quality rather than quantity: That is true sustainability. If people only bought beautiful things rather…

— Vivienne Westwood

There's no doomsday scheme made specifically for mankind, only higher agenda and priority than human race preservation.

— Toba Beta

But now sustainability is such a political category that it's getting more and more difficult to think about it in a serious…

— Rem Koolhaas

The Senegalese conservationist Baba Dioum can summarize: "In the end, we will conserve only what we love, we will love only what…

— Ursula Goodenough

“In the intricate dance of life, trust orchestrates our decisions and actions, creating harmonious patterns of reliability and courage amidst the unknown!”

— Erick "The Black Sheep" G

I want Canada to be the country that is the best in the world at combining economic growth, social justice and environmental…

— Stephane Dion

“COVID has momentarily changed our economic anchor, creating time and space for us to care about people and planet before profit”

— Richard Hodge

Sustainability is important because we all are responsible to nourish our planet. And real food should be delicious, safe, affordable, and accessible…

— Denise Morrison

“I am not sure that energy company executives who say they want to understand the concerns of Indigenous people can actually do…

— Ryan Emanuel

Anything you do sustainably feels so good that you're a full-on addict as soon as you try it. If you eat only…

— Daryl Hannah

You have to be able to sustain life. So moments are going to be lighter, but moments are also going to be…

— Milo Ventimiglia

Despite its protests to the contrary, modern Christianity has become willy-nilly the religion of the state and the economic status quo. Because…

— Wendell Berry

I just sang, recently, for the Prime Minister of Bangladesh - the 34th most powerful woman in the world, according to Forbes…

— Robert Davi

The raging monster upon the land is population growth. In its presence, sustainability is but a fragile theoretical construct. To say, as…

— Pete Wilson

Tomorrow is Now... If we act, 2015 can be a year for the history books. It can be the year that we…

— Kathy Calvin

[If] we can celebrate that in a way that celebrates our love for New England as well as our love for the…

— Mario Batali

Since problems spill across borders, security anywhere depends on sustainable development everywhere.

— Ban Ki-moon

“Resilience is a successor to mere progress, a companion to sustainability.”

— Krista Tippett

Design shouldn't have to take a backseat to sustainability and making things responsibly.

— Amber Valletta

I'm not a left-wing person. I'm just a person interested in the sustainability of my country.

— Robert Redford

I think about sustainability all the time, whether it's with fish or farmers in Eastern Oregon.

— Tom Douglas

“Improving employee happiness raises sales by 37%, productivity by 31% and accuracy of task completion by 19%.”

— Ines Garcia

The first rule of sustainability is to align with natural forces, or at least not try to defy them

— Paul Hawken

“The energy and daring is to resist the noes, until the final yes has been achieved.”

— Jeffrey D. Sachs

Energy is essential for development, and sustainable energy is essential for sustainable development.

— Tim Wirth

“We do not own the Earth. We borrow it from the generations who will remember what we did here.”

— Lawrence Nault

“Love foods that sustain and protect you, and love you back.”

— Bryant McGill

“Sustainability-as-a-Service is a service, to the planet and the people; for the prospect of both.”

— Vikrmn: CA Vikram Verma