Environment Quotes

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Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts… — John Adams
Adapting is a common natural way for people to adapt to their environment. — Joe Barton
Many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head, and knows not that it brings abundance to drive away the hunger. — Saint Basil
I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs. — Joseph Addison
If you're not buying recycled products, you're not really recycling. — Ed Begley, Jr.
There are two ways of being creative. One can sing and dance. Or one can create an environment in which singers and dancers flourish. — Warren G. Bennis
Christ changes men, who then change their environment. The world would shape human behavior, but Christ can change human nature. — Ezra Taft Benson
The insufferable arrogance of human beings to think that Nature was made solely for their benefit, as if it was conceivable that the sun had… — Cyrano de Bergerac
The biggest determinant in our lives is culture, where we are born, what the environment looks like. But the second biggest determinant is probably governance,… — Nicolas Berggruen
The number of stressors has multiplied exponentially: traffic, money, success, work/life balance, the economy, the environment, parenting, family conflict, relationships, disease. As the nature of… — Andrew Bernstein
To cherish what remains of the Earth and to foster its renewal is our only legitimate hope of survival. — Wendell Berry
Extremism can flourish only in an environment where basic governmental social responsibility for the welfare of the people is neglected. Political dictatorship and social hopelessness… — Benazir Bhutto
I'm concerned about the ocean and the environment. And I love whales. — Mayim Bialik
I thrive on production. It feels very much like a natural environment for me. — Kathryn Bigelow
Yonkers made me strong and made me believe in myself, because so many people would doubt you and not believe. There are people that would… — Mary J. Blige
I grew up in a home environment where I wasn't getting esteem for anything I did. — Ben Affleck
I am in the process of starting a nonprofit organization that gives rescued animals a home in a simulated wild environment and, for those who… — Casey Affleck
Thanks to my mother, not a single cardboard box has found its way back into society. We receive gifts in boxes from stores that went… — Erma Bombeck
The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The extraction of oil, coal and minerals brought, and still brings, a cost to the environment. — Bono

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