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Anyone who thinks that you can have infinite growth on a planet with finite resources is either a madman or an economist.

— David Attenborough

“The late maverick economist Kenneth Boulding perhaps best summed it up when testifying before the U.S. Congress, declaring that “anyone who believes exponential growth…

— Geoffrey West

Anyone who believes in indefinite growth on a physically finite planet is either mad or an economist

— David Attenborough

Anyone who thinks consumption can expand forever on a finite planet is either insane or an economist.

— E. F. Schumacher

I do not believe you can have infinite population or economic growth in a finite world. We are living on the shoulders of some…

— Richard Lamm

We used to live in a world where the price of resources came down steadily, and now the world has changed. You have a…

— Jeremy Grantham

Growth has failed on its own terms. You can't have infinite growth in a world of finite resources.

— Andrew Simms

“While exponential growth is a remarkable manifestation of our extraordinary accomplishments as a species, built into it are the potential seeds of our demise…

— Geoffrey West

Economics and a reliance on science and technology to solve our problems has led to an unsustainable situation where continued growth in consumption is…

— David Suzuki

Economists are very good at saying that something cannot go on forever, but not so good at saying when it will stop.

— Herbert Stein

Almost all systems of economic thought are premised on the idea of continued economic growth, which would be fine and dandy if we lived…

— George Monbiot

An economic system which can only expand or expire must be false to all that is human.

— Edward Abbey