Earth Day Quotes
128 quotes by 102 authors
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In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.
— Aristotle
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An understanding of the natural world and what's in it is a source of not only a great curiosity but great fulfillment.
— David Attenborough
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It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual…
— David Attenborough
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The threat to the planet is us. It's actually not a threat to the planet - it's a threat to us.
— Margaret Atwood
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Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises.
— Pedro Calderon de la Barca
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Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.
— Francis Bacon
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To cherish what remains of the Earth and to foster its renewal is our only legitimate hope of survival.
— Wendell Berry
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To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower Hold infinity in the palms of your hand and eternity…
— William Blake
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You can't be suspicious of a tree, or accuse a bird or a squirrel of subversion or challenge the ideology of a violet.
— Hal Borland
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The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature.
— Joseph Campbell
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Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.
— Jimmy Carter
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Never does nature say one thing and wisdom another.
— Juvenal
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The proper use of science is not to conquer nature but to live in it.
— Barry Commoner
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The earth is what we all have in common.
— Wendell Berry
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EARTH DAY uses one of humanity's great discoveries, the discovery of anniversaries by which, throughout time, human beings have kept their sorrows and their joys,…
— Margaret Mead
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Till now man has been up against Nature; from now on he will be up against his own nature.
— Dennis Gabor
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On Earth Day, we celebrate all the gifts the world and nature make available to us. We recognize our complete dependence on its bounty. And…
— John Hoeven
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I had assumed that the Earth, the spirit of the Earth, noticed exceptions-those who wantonly damage it and those who do not. But the Earth…
— Alice Walker
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... do something. Pay your rent for the privilege of living on this beautiful, blue-green, living Earth.
— David Foreman
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The wealth of the nation is its air, water, soil, forests, minerals, rivers, lakes, oceans, scenic beauty, wildlife habitats and biodiversity... that's all there is.…
— Gaylord Nelson
Who Wrote These Earth Day Quotes
102 authors contributed a total of 128 Earth Day Quotes, led by these top contributors: