Energy is necessary for economic growth, for a better…

“Energy is necessary for economic growth, for a better quality of life, and for human progress.”

Mac Thornberry

About This Quote

This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.

Energy fuels growth, improves living standards, and drives progress.

In simple terms: Energy drives growth and better life.

Key Takeaway

Invest in sustainable energy.

Themes

energy economy progress

Mood

optimistic urgent

Type

policy inspirational

When to use this quote

urban development
industrial policy
public health
climate action

Key Concepts

sustainability innovation

Questions to Reflect On

How can we balance energy needs with environmental protection?
What role does technology play in future energy?

A Different Perspective

Depends on resource availability.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet

Climate Economic growth Energy Growth Human progress Humans Life Progress Quality Quality of life

More by Mac Thornberry

It is very distressing that anyone would look at these matters from a political viewpoint. Core beliefs about when life begins and ends are…

Mac Thornberry

For more than two centuries since winning our own freedom, we the people of the United States have repeatedly answered the call to lead…

Mac Thornberry

In a budget this massive, there are certainly areas where I think we could do much better.

Mac Thornberry

I am particularly disturbed that our country is the largest financial supporter of an organization that not only wastes a lot of our money…

Mac Thornberry

In sum, we took energy for granted, assuming when we flipped the switch, the lights would go on and assuming that there would always…

Mac Thornberry

If the men and women who protect the country are to succeed in the missions they are assigned, we simply must invest more in…

Mac Thornberry

Any president has to work with Congress.

Mac Thornberry

It would be better for the country if the Pentagon and the military do not shut down at any point because the threats to…

Mac Thornberry

No other date on the calendar more potently symbolizes all that our nation stands for than the Fourth of July.

Mac Thornberry

Even talking about change can be threatening to entrenched interests...Careers in the Pentagon, the board room, or the halls of Congress are not advanced…

Mac Thornberry

To protect America's security, we are going to have to pull America's military out of the swamp of Washington politics.

Mac Thornberry

Since World War II, the rules-based international order created and maintained by the United States has benefited peoples around the globe and none more…

Mac Thornberry

We should start by allowing drilling in Alaska's National Wildlife Refuge. It can provide billions of barrels of recoverable oil and trillions of cubic…

Mac Thornberry

We need a strong, vibrant economy to produce the tax revenue to fund our military.

Mac Thornberry

Mr. Speaker, I agree with those who say that the Global War on Terrorism is actually a Global War of Ideas and that terrorism…

Mac Thornberry

Explore all 38 Mac Thornberry quotes

More Climate quotes

Irish research will contribute to global progress and have the potential to help all countries realise the potential of their land sectors in addressing…

Enda Kenny

In the current climate, things that are true, brave human stories become political.

Cate Blanchett

Windmills and solar cells are carbon-free sources of electricity. But they are costly. If you've been investing in those, give it up. That game…

Kenneth Fisher

Society understands the architecture of academia and knows there are relevant qualifications in different fields, and the media accepts the idea of specialisations and…

Jay Griffiths

There are many more traits that the climate deniers share with the creationists and Holocaust deniers and others who distort the truth.

Donald R. Prothero

Some would call me an environmentalist. I don't know why. I reuse the water that falls in my backyard in the winter. I reuse…

Ed Begley, Jr

I talk to fashion designers and say I want some money to save the rainforest, and they say, 'Oh, I agree with you completely…

Vivienne Westwood

Assuming normal winter weather, we currently anticipate the coal markets to remain difficult through 2015; while we always strive to operate a full capacity…

Joe Craft

Climate change poses clear, catastrophic threats. We may not agree on the extent, but we certainly can't afford the risk of inaction.

Rupert Murdoch

Fossil fuels, including oil, are running out and supplies are getting harder to find. If we do nothing, prices will continue to rise and…

Lucy Powell

Local and state governments have outrun the federal government. The EPA has served notice that it will enact a rule requiring CO2 reductions by…

Al Gore

I am sympathetic to developing countries’ concerns: because of our emissions it’s their crops that will disappear; because of our inaction, it’s their fields…

John F. Kerry

We live in a state with a wonderful climate and plenty of natural beauty, from the shores of Cumberland Island to the Chattahoochee River…

Roy Barnes

Right now, the government is spending billions of dollars supporting the problem-makers in the U.S. economy - the polluters, despoilers, incarcerators, and warmongers.

Van Jones