--- title: "Best George Monbiot Quotations" description: "George Joshua Richard Monbiot is an English journalist, author and environmental and political activist who writes a regular column for The Guardian." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b163/author-george-monbiot-2762.jpg" --- ![Portrait of George Monbiot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b163/author-george-monbiot-2762.jpg) # George Monbiot (1963) Journalist United Kingdom **151** quotes in **696** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet George Monbiot is a journalist from the United Kingdom, best known for *Heat*. ## Quick Facts About George Monbiot Born January 27, 1963 Nationality United Kingdom Profession Journalist Notable works Heat Spouse Angharad Penrhyn Jones ## About George Monbiot He has written several books. ## Awards & Honors Natural World Book Prize ## Quotes by George Monbiot · Page 4 > [If commercial fishing were excluded from large areas of the sea, the total catch would be likely, paradoxically, to rise, due to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-monbiot/if-commercial-fishing-were-excluded-from-large-areas-of-the-sea-the/) [George Monbiot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-monbiot/) [Catch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/catch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbd/george-monbiot-2762_catch_if-commercial-fishing-were-excluded-from_2209559.png) > [David Cameron's government criminalised squatting in empty homes. This too was previously a civil matter. Thousands of homeless people found themselves on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-monbiot/david-cameron-s-government-criminalised-squatting-in-empty-homes-this/) [George Monbiot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-monbiot/) [Empty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/empty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b42/george-monbiot-2762_empty_david-cameron-s-government-criminalised_437493.jpg) > [Representative democracy is a remarkably blunt instrument. Hundreds of issues are bundled together at every election, yet the vote tends to swing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-monbiot/representative-democracy-is-a-remarkably-blunt-instrument-hundreds-of/) [George Monbiot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-monbiot/) [Democracy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/democracy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61e/george-monbiot-2762_democracy_representative-democracy-is-a-remarkably_1872011.png) > [While some people have rejected capitalism gladly and swiftly, I've done so slowly and reluctantly. Part of the reason was that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-monbiot/while-some-people-have-rejected-capitalism-gladly-and-swiftly-i-ve/) [George Monbiot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-monbiot/) [Capitalism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/capitalism/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b3/george-monbiot-2762_capitalism_while-some-people-have-rejected-capitali_2364822.jpg) > [Even when political reporting is not reduced to personality, political photography is. An article might offer depth and complexity, but is illustrated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-monbiot/even-when-political-reporting-is-not-reduced-to-personality-political/) [George Monbiot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-monbiot/) [News](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/news/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/226/george-monbiot-2762_news_even-when-political-reporting-is-not-red_261026.jpg) > [While arguments rage about plant- versus meat-based diets, new technologies will soon make them irrelevant. Before long, most of our food will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-monbiot/while-arguments-rage-about-plant-versus-meat-based-diets-new/) [George Monbiot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-monbiot/) [Food](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/food/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67d/george-monbiot-2762_food_while-arguments-rage-about-plant-versus_1226531.png) > [Brexit, for all its likely harms, represents an opportunity to pay landowners and tenants to do something completely different, rather than spending…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-monbiot/brexit-for-all-its-likely-harms-represents-an-opportunity-to-pay/) [George Monbiot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-monbiot/) [Brexit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brexit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/262/george-monbiot-2762_brexit_brexit-for-all-its-likely-harms-represen_1836874.jpg) > [What you see is not what others see. We inhabit parallel worlds of perception, bounded by our interests and experience. What is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-monbiot/what-you-see-is-not-what-others-see-we-inhabit-parallel-worlds-of/) [George Monbiot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-monbiot/) [Experience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/experience/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/049/george-monbiot-2762_experience_what-you-see-is-not-what-others-see-we-i_2844526.png) > [Landowners, farmers and gamekeepers, though they comprise a small minority of the rural population, claim to speak for everyone, and dismiss those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-monbiot/landowners-farmers-and-gamekeepers-though-they-comprise-a-small/) [George Monbiot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-monbiot/) [Farmers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/farmers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3e/george-monbiot-2762_farmers_landowners-farmers-and-gamekeepers-thoug_860823.png) > [While some livestock farms are much better than others, there are none in this country that look like natural ecosystems. Nature has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-monbiot/while-some-livestock-farms-are-much-better-than-others-there-are-none/) [George Monbiot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-monbiot/) [Better](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/better/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/431/george-monbiot-2762_better_while-some-livestock-farms-are-much-bett_3194101.png) > [The government argues that without a price, the living world is accorded no value, so irrational decisions are made. By costing nature,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-monbiot/the-government-argues-that-without-a-price-the-living-world-is/) [George Monbiot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-monbiot/) [Government](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/government/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6b/george-monbiot-2762_government_the-government-argues-that-without-a-pri_2509739.png) > [I believe resilience is the most useful human quality, and I've sought to cultivate it, but in 2019 I felt my resolve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-monbiot/i-believe-resilience-is-the-most-useful-human-quality-and-i-ve-sought/) [George Monbiot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-monbiot/) [Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/328/george-monbiot-2762_believe_i-believe-resilience-is-the-most-useful_1658546.jpg) > [Only one of the many life support systems on which we depend - soils, aquifers, rainfall, ice, the pattern of winds and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-monbiot/only-one-of-the-many-life-support-systems-on-which-we-depend-soils/) [George Monbiot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-monbiot/) [Abundance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abundance/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/452/george-monbiot-2762_abundance_only-one-of-the-many-life-support-system_1224478.png) > [We urgently need more trees, but we appear to believe that the only means of restoring them is planting. We have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-monbiot/we-urgently-need-more-trees-but-we-appear-to-believe-that-the-only/) [George Monbiot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-monbiot/) [Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/529/george-monbiot-2762_believe_we-urgently-need-more-trees-but-we-appea_2272292.jpg) > [I have tried to keep my eco-anxiety at bay, to box it into my working life. But every month this becomes more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-monbiot/i-have-tried-to-keep-my-eco-anxiety-at-bay-to-box-it-into-my-working/) [George Monbiot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-monbiot/) [Anxiety](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anxiety/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b84/george-monbiot-2762_anxiety_i-have-tried-to-keep-my-eco-anxiety-at-b_2802953.png) > [History shows that attacks on general freedoms often begin with an attack on the freedom of a minority. It teaches us that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-monbiot/history-shows-that-attacks-on-general-freedoms-often-begin-with-an/) [George Monbiot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-monbiot/) [Freedom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/freedom/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/096/george-monbiot-2762_freedom_history-shows-that-attacks-on-general-fr_2731525.jpg) > [When expressions of emotion are dangerous, and when you are constantly told that this terrible thing is being done for your own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-monbiot/when-expressions-of-emotion-are-dangerous-and-when-you-are-constantly/) [George Monbiot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-monbiot/) [Dangerous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dangerous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c72/george-monbiot-2762_dangerous_when-expressions-of-emotion-are-dangerou_2975598.png) > [In thinking about male identities, I'm struck by the inadequacy of the terms we use. The notion that men should be distant,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-monbiot/in-thinking-about-male-identities-i-m-struck-by-the-inadequacy-of-the/) [George Monbiot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-monbiot/) [Help](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/help/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea3/george-monbiot-2762_help_in-thinking-about-male-identities-i-m-st_605977.png) > [As the scale of economic activity increases until capitalism affects everything, from the atmosphere to the deep ocean floor, the entire planet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-monbiot/as-the-scale-of-economic-activity-increases-until-capitalism-affects/) [George Monbiot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-monbiot/) [Capitalism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/capitalism/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be9/george-monbiot-2762_capitalism_as-the-scale-of-economic-activity-increa_1628326.jpg) > [Until fishing is properly regulated and contained, we should withdraw our consent. Save your plastic bags by all means, but if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-monbiot/until-fishing-is-properly-regulated-and-contained-we-should-withdraw/) [George Monbiot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-monbiot/) [Fish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fish/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/469/george-monbiot-2762_fish_until-fishing-is-properly-regulated-and_515846.jpg) > [The notions that nature exists to serve us; that its value consists of the instrumental benefits we can extract; that this value…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-monbiot/the-notions-that-nature-exists-to-serve-us-that-its-value-consists-of/) [George Monbiot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-monbiot/) [Life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b9/george-monbiot-2762_life_the-notions-that-nature-exists-to-serve_1654754.png) > [I became an environmentalist because I love the living world, but I spend much of my life thinking about electricity, industrial processes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-monbiot/i-became-an-environmentalist-because-i-love-the-living-world-but-i/) [George Monbiot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-monbiot/) [Civil engineering](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/civil-engineering/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81b/george-monbiot-2762_civil-engineering_i-became-an-environmentalist-because-i-l_2496910.jpg) > [A large body of literature suggests that wellbeing is intimately linked to attachment - not only to other people, but also to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-monbiot/a-large-body-of-literature-suggests-that-wellbeing-is-intimately/) [George Monbiot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-monbiot/) [Attachment](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/attachment/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/299/george-monbiot-2762_attachment_a-large-body-of-literature-suggests-that_2169534.png) > [“I could not continue just sitting and writing, looking after my daughter and my house, running merely to stay fit, pursuing only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-monbiot/i-could-not-continue-just-sitting-and-writing-looking-after-my/) [George Monbiot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-monbiot/) [Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/237/george-monbiot-2762_children_i-could-not-continue-just-sitting-and-wr_1055006.png) > [A central task for any campaign is to develop a narrative: a short, simple story explaining where we are, how we got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-monbiot/a-central-task-for-any-campaign-is-to-develop-a-narrative-a-short/) [George Monbiot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-monbiot/) [Campaign](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/campaign/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51a/george-monbiot-2762_campaign_a-central-task-for-any-campaign-is-to-de_3161202.png) > [We should continue to mobilise against the destruction of the world's great habitats, and its terrifying implications. But the most persuasive argument…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-monbiot/we-should-continue-to-mobilise-against-the-destruction-of-the-world-s/) [George Monbiot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-monbiot/) [Destruction](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/destruction/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d3/george-monbiot-2762_destruction_we-should-continue-to-mobilise-against-t_1358104.png) > [We have a wider political and economic system in which ancient, landed power still carries immense weight. There is nothing some landowners…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-monbiot/we-have-a-wider-political-and-economic-system-in-which-ancient-landed/) [George Monbiot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-monbiot/) [Economic system](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/economic-system/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d6/george-monbiot-2762_economic-system_we-have-a-wider-political-and-economic-s_1986086.jpg) > [Fear hems us in, stops us from thinking clearly, and prevents us from either challenging oppression or engaging calmly with the impersonal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-monbiot/fear-hems-us-in-stops-us-from-thinking-clearly-and-prevents-us-from/) [George Monbiot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-monbiot/) [Either](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/either/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b7/george-monbiot-2762_either_fear-hems-us-in-stops-us-from-thinking-c_3128612.png) > [So, if you don’t fit in, if you feel at odds with the world, if your identity is troubled and frayed, if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-monbiot/so-if-you-don-t-fit-in-if-you-feel-at-odds-with-the-world-if-your/) [George Monbiot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-monbiot/) [Ashamed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ashamed/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b61/george-monbiot-2762_ashamed_so-if-you-don-t-fit-in-if-you-feel-at-od_965124.png) > [Surplus money allows some people to exercise inordinate power over others: in the workplace; in politics; and above all in the capture,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-monbiot/surplus-money-allows-some-people-to-exercise-inordinate-power-over/) [George Monbiot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-monbiot/) [Money](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/money/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d8/george-monbiot-2762_money_surplus-money-allows-some-people-to-exer_3137285.png) > [Humans, the supremely social mammals, are ethical and intellectual sponges. We unconsciously absorb, for good or ill, the influences that surround us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-monbiot/humans-the-supremely-social-mammals-are-ethical-and-intellectual/) [George Monbiot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-monbiot/) [Character](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/154/george-monbiot-2762_character_humans-the-supremely-social-mammals-are_941799.png) ## George Monbiot by topic [People (22)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/george-monbiot/) [World (20)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/world/george-monbiot/) [Life (17)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/george-monbiot/) [Politics (15)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/politics/george-monbiot/) [Climate (14)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/climate/george-monbiot/) [Nature (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nature/george-monbiot/) [Government (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/government/george-monbiot/) [Climate change (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/climate-change/george-monbiot/) [Children (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/george-monbiot/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-monbiot/#itemlist", "name": "George Monbiot Quotes", "numberOfItems": 31, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If commercial fishing were excluded from large areas of the sea, the total catch would be likely, paradoxically, to rise, due to what biologists call the spillover effect.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "George Monbiot" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-monbiot/if-commercial-fishing-were-excluded-from-large-areas-of-the-sea-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbd/george-monbiot-2762_catch_if-commercial-fishing-were-excluded-from_2209559.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbd/george-monbiot-2762_catch_if-commercial-fishing-were-excluded-from_2209559.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbd/george-monbiot-2762_catch_if-commercial-fishing-were-excluded-from_2209559.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If commercial fishing were excluded from large areas of the sea, the total catch would be likely…” — George Monbiot", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "David Cameron's government criminalised squatting in empty homes. 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