Greta Thunburg

I like school and I like learning.

— Greta Thunburg

People are underestimating the force of angry kids.

— Greta Thunburg

I write all of my own speeches.

— Greta Thunburg

I don't easily fall for lies, I can see through things.

— Greta Thunburg

Giving up cannot be an option.

— Greta Thunburg

I just know what is right and I want to do what is right.

— Greta Thunburg

Not having hope is not an excuse for not doing something.

— Greta Thunburg

I believe that one person can make a difference.

— Greta Thunburg

I don't care about hate and threats from climate crisis deniers. I just ignore them.

— Greta Thunburg

Social media can be very effective in creating movements. In the beginning, that is how I first got attention.

— Greta Thunburg

I thought I couldn't make a difference because I was too small.

— Greta Thunburg

I personally have stopped flying. I have stopped eating meat and dairy.

— Greta Thunburg

Most emissions aren't caused by individuals, they're caused by corporations and states.

— Greta Thunburg

I want the politicians to prioritise the climate question, focus on the climate and treat it like a crisis.

— Greta Thunburg

We can't just continue living as if there was no tomorrow, because there is a tomorrow.

— Greta Thunburg

I'm not saying that people should stop flying. I'm just saying it needs to be easier to be climate neutral.

— Greta Thunburg

Of course, individual change doesn't make much difference in a holistic picture... but we need both systemic change and individual change.

— Greta Thunburg

I feel strange when I get applauded by people in power... because it's obvious that it's them I'm criticizing, but they can't…

— Greta Thunburg

I mean, people aren't continuing like this and not doing anything because they are evil, or because they don't want to. We…

— Greta Thunburg

Solving the climate crisis is the greatest and most complex challenge that homo sapiens have ever faced. The main solution, however, is…

— Greta Thunburg

The real danger is not inaction. The real danger is when politicians and CEOs are making it look like action is happening…

— Greta Thunburg

We should no longer measure our wealth and success in the graph that shows economic growth, but in the curve that shows…

— Greta Thunburg

At places like Davos, people like to tell success stories. But their financial success has come with an unthinkable price tag. And…

— Greta Thunburg

Being young is a great advantage, since we see the world from a new perspective and we are not afraid to make…

— Greta Thunburg

I have been on the road and visited numerous places and met people from all over the globe. I can say that…

— Greta Thunburg

If there really was a crisis, and if this crisis was caused by our emissions, you would at least see some signs.…

— Greta Thunburg

The most common criticism I get is that I'm being manipulated and you shouldn't use children in political ways, because that is…

— Greta Thunburg

The climate crisis is both the easiest and the hardest issue we have ever faced. The easiest because we know what we…

— Greta Thunburg

I think in many ways that we autistic are the normal ones and the rest of the people are pretty strange. They…

— Greta Thunburg

We are not going to be satisfied by politicians saying 'we support you' and then walking away. We won't be satisfied until…

— Greta Thunburg

I think that once you fully understand the climate and ecological emergencies, then you know what you can do as well. And,…

— Greta Thunburg

Before I started school striking I had no energy, no friends and I didn't speak to anyone. I just sat alone at…

— Greta Thunburg

I don't really like being in the centre of attention.

— Greta Thunburg

We can no longer save the world by playing by the rules.

— Greta Thunburg

I don't use any animal products, both because of ethical and environmental and climate reasons.

— Greta Thunburg

We are living in the beginning of a mass extinction and our climate is breaking down.

— Greta Thunburg

I am an introvert; privately I am very shy, and I don't speak unless I have to.

— Greta Thunburg

I just want to be just as everyone else. I want to educate myself and be just like a normal teenager.

— Greta Thunburg

The best thing about my protest has been to see how more and more people have been coming and getting involved.

— Greta Thunburg

I don't think I would be interested in the climate at all if I had been like everyone else.

— Greta Thunburg