Ecological Quotes

164 quotes by 130 authors

The shortage of fresh water is the major ecological problem of this moment. — Mikhail Gorbachev
The hatred of the youth culture for adult society is not a disinterested judgement but a terror-ridden refusal to be hooked into the, if you… — Midge Decter
Is it too late to prevent us from self-destructing? No, for we have the capacity to design our own future, to take a lesson from… — Jean-Michel Cousteau
The ecological crisis is doing what no other crisis in history has ever done - challenging us to a realization of a new humanity. — Jean Houston
Modern society will find no solution to the ecological problem unless it takes a serious look at its lifestyle. — Pope John Paul II
Birds ... are sensitive indicators of the environment, a sort of "ecological litmus paper," ... The observation and recording of bird populations over time lead… — Roger Tory Peterson
Faced with the widespread destruction of the environment, people everywhere are coming to understand that we cannot continue to use the goods of the earth… — Pope John Paul II
We live in a cultural milieu ... The idea that culture is our ecological niche is still applicable. The impact and force of natural selection… — C. Loring Brace
You do not belong to you. You belong to the universe. The significance of you will remain forever obscure to you, but you may assume… — R. Buckminster Fuller
. . . the upsurge of Spirit is the only plausible way to stop the ecological destruction of our planet. Even people who have no… — Michael Lerner
... the ecological problem of our times demands a radical reevaluation of how we see the entire world; it demands a different interpretation of matter… — Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople
The ecological crisis shows the urgency of a solidarity which embraces time and space... A greater sense of intergenerational solidarity is urgently needed. Future generations… — Pope Benedict XVI
The dramatic threat of ecological breakdown is teaching us the extent to which greed and selfishness are contrary to the order of creation. ...A given… — Pope John Paul II
The seriousness of ecological degradation lays bare the depth of man's moral crisis... Simplicity, moderation, and discipline as well as the spirit of sacrifice must… — Pope John Paul II
A diverse ecosystem will also be resilient, because it contains many species with overlapping ecological functions that can partially replace one another. When a particular… — Fritjof Capra
At the heart of the WTO is an assault on everything left standing in the commons, in the public realm. Everything is now for sale.… — Maude Barlow
We have to shift our emphasis from economic efficiency and materialism towards a sustainable quality of life and to healing of our society, of our… — Janet Holmes a Court
What makes the IoT a disruptive technology in the way we organize economic life is that it helps humanity reintegrate itself into the complex choreography… — Jeremy Rifkin
The most profound and serious indication of the moral implications underlying the ecological problem is the lack of respect for life evident in many of… — Pope John Paul II
Human use of fossil fuels is altering the chemistry of the atmosphere; oceans are polluted and depleted of fish; 80 per cent of Earth's forests… — David Suzuki

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