Ecological Quotes

164 Ecological quotes by 121 unique authors

We're finally going to get the bill for the Industrial Age. If the projections are right, it's going to be a big one: the ecological… — Jeremy Rifkin
Humans are now the most numerous mammal on the planet. There are more humans than rats or mice. Humans have a huge ecological footprint, magnified… — David Suzuki
The recent upsurge of public concern over environmental questions reflects a belated recognition that man has been too cavalier in his relations with nature. Unless… — Richard M. Nixon
Reasons to be positive. The economic downturn could be the catalyst for positive change. It should be translated into the wake-up call we need for… — Phil Harding
Like our finances, humankind is living with a growing ecological deficit but the solution is different. The deficit will worsen with dangerous consequences unless we… — Phil Harding
Humanity is living off its ecological credit card and can only do this by liquidating the planet's natural resources — Mathis Wackernagel
We are living as if we had three planets' worth of resources to live with rather than just one. We need to cut by about… — David Miliband
An important measure of our true commitment to environmental quality is our dedication to protecting the wilderness and its inhabitants. We must recognize their ecological… — Richard M. Nixon
As it turns out, the ecological catastrophe Kirk feared that would be the consequence of our impiety appears not to be one of radically diminished… — Rod Dreher
Socialism failed because it couldn't tell the economic truth. Capitalism may fail because it couldn't tell the ecological truth. — Lester R. Brown
I became an actor at a very young age, but I also had a deep respect for nature and I think I was sort of… — Leonardo DiCaprio
Ecology and spirituality are fundamentally connected, because deep ecological awareness, ultimately, is spiritual awareness. — Fritjof Capra
We think there is an ecological problem, but the real problem is irresponsible growth of human population. — Jaggi Vasudev
By obtaining a sense of its place in the unfolding drama of life, set in an ecological theatre, so we can understand why it has… — Simon Conway Morris
When the concept of human spirit is understood as the mode of consciousness in which the individual feels connected to the Cosmos as a whole,… — Fritjof Capra
Capitalismâ€™s grow-or-die imperative stands radically at odds with ecologyâ€™s imperative of interdependence and limit. The two imperatives can no longer coexist with each other; nor… — Ursula K. Le Guin
If politics and business fail us, of course the military will be called in. In the developing world, the massive and repeated ecological disasters are… — Bruce Sterling
I'm no shrinking violet. I played hockey until half my teeth were knocked down my throat. And I'm extremely competitive on a tennis court. .… — Peter Burwash
Pervasive depletion and overuse of water supplies, the high capital cost of new large water projects, rising pumping costs and worsening ecological damage call for… — Sandra Postel
We're the ones who can make a difference. If we lead lives where we consciously leave the lightest possible ecological footprints, if we buy the… — Jane Goodall

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