Is it too late to prevent us from self-destructing? No, for we have the capacity to design our own future, to take… — Jean-Michel Cousteau Copy Share Image
“This heated (environmental) debate is fundamentally about numbers. How much energy could each source deliver, at what economic and social cost, and… — David Mackay Copy Share Image
[He] seems to want it both ways: the freedom to hold and express beliefs, and immunity from criticism for those beliefs. This… — Jeffrey Shallit Copy Share Image
We are reaping the fruits of ten thousand, fifty thousand years of sowing of the fields of mind. And it is being… — Terence McKenna Copy Share Image
I believe that a desirable future depends on our deliberately choosing a life of action over a life of consumption, on our… — Ivan Illich Copy Share Image
I suppose that's a question most often asked of me by people who would like to make a positive contribution towards a… — John Denver Copy Share Image
Organisms are starting to move in response to climate change all over the place. Bees are disappearing and we don't have many… — Paul R. Ehrlich Copy Share Image
“Crutzen wrote up his idea in a short essay, “Geology of Mankind,” that ran in Nature. “It seems appropriate to assign the… — Elizabeth Kolbert Copy Share Image
I think in running, to be honest, that even though athletes are very dedicated and are willing to train and do whatever… — Alberto Salazar Copy Share Image
I create enclosed spaces mainly by means of thick concrete walls. The primary reason is to create a place for the individual,… — Tadao Ando Copy Share Image
The Superfund legislation set up a system of insurance premiums collected from the chemical industry to clean up toxic wastes. This new… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
There is no endeavor more noble than the attempt to achieve a collective dream. When a city accepts as a mandate its… — Jaime Lerner Copy Share Image
In the same way that banks succeeded at privatizing the profits and socializing the losses as they led the global economy to… — Felix Dodds Copy Share Image
The bigger the population gets, the more serious the problems become... We have to address the population issue. The United Nations, with… — Gaylord Nelson Copy Share Image
I don't believe in "average people" doing anything [about the climate]. People outght to support mitigation and adaptation within their own line… — Bruce Bruce Copy Share Image
Reality, in its quantitative aspect, must be considered as a system of populations... The general study of the equilibria and dynamics of… — Kenneth E. Boulding Copy Share Image
“One of the least meaningful and most overused words in the English language is 'sustainability.' For most Americans, it means something like… — David Owen Copy Share Image
To the greatest extent possible, I try to make choices that involve the least amount of cruelty and environmental damage. I'm interested… — Vesanto Melina Copy Share Image
“Arabs & Garbage" Strange is the Arab story with garbage— who told them, who taught them to toss waste carelessly, wherever and… — Louis Yako Copy Share Image
“The world has a very serious problem, my friend' Shiva went on. 'Poor children still die by their millions. Westerners and the… — Ramez Naam Copy Share Image
I have never believed we had to choose between either a clean and safe environment or a growing economy. Protecting the health… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
My view is there will be problems and bad people as long as the earth exists, and since we're moving into a… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
“The making of gardens and parks goes on with civilization all over the world, and they increase both in size and number… — John Muir Copy Share Image
Teaching is a huge part of what I do. I love to think about what I do out loud, and the best… — David Kassan Copy Share Image
My father would be very concerned about the environment. He'd be disappointed that we have hundreds of thousands and maybe even millions… — Martin Luther King III Copy Share Image
The source of inspiration can be any of the things:deep emotional experiences - say, romantic love or spiritual contemplation.I think such rare… — Dave Brubeck Copy Share Image
The press is going to have to learn anew that it's possible to work in an environment that is not so toxic… — Ted Gup Copy Share Image
Go to the farmers market and buy food there. You'll get something that's delicious. It's discouraging that this seems like such an… — Alice Waters Copy Share Image
“As a yogi, you are an environmentalist because you recognize that the rivers flowing through the valleys and those flowing through your… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The destructive impulse with respect to nature all too often has psychological causes that go beyond the greed for material resource or… — Robert Pogue Harrison Copy Share Image
Stupid religion makes stupid beliefs, stupid leaders make stupid rules, stupid environment makes stupid health, stupid companions makes stupid behaviour, stupid movies… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
As part of our ongoing series of reports on the environment, 'America Goes Green,' we take on the question that can make… — Brian Williams Copy Share Image
My foundation is doing a lot of stuff, in my foundation we are helping the kids, we are helping the community and… — Victor Wanyama Copy Share Image
“Sure, but having jobs doesn't require destroying the environment which makes life possible. I mean, if you have participatory social planning, and… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The catalyst that converts any physical location - any environment if you will - into a place, is the process of experiencing… — Alan Gussow Copy Share Image
Maturity involves being honest and true to oneself, making decisions based on a conscious internal process, assuming responsibility for one's decisions, having… — Mary Pipher Copy Share Image
To me living and music are all the same thing. And I keep finding out more about music as I learn more… — McCoy Tyner Copy Share Image
Recycling helps make people feel involved, and in some cases can be useful. Although you've got to do careful life history studies… — Paul R. Ehrlich Copy Share Image
“Each pregnant Oak ten thousand acorns forms Profusely scatter'd by autumnal storms; Ten thousand seeds each pregnant poppy sheds Profusely scatter'd from… — Erasmus Darwin Copy Share Image
...our societies appear to be intent on immediate consumption rather than on investment for the future. We are piling up enormous debts… — Lesslie Newbigin Copy Share Image
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