Environment Quotes

3400 quotes by 2126 authors

Our global forests are the lungs of the world, and protecting them is fundamental for our survival. When we hand these forests over to future… — Edward Davey
As each tree falls so does the earth's ability to heal itself and to adapt to the effects of our changing climate — Hilary Benn
Trees are your best antiques — Alexander Smith
We celebrate the cherry tree not for its efficiency but for its effectiveness - and for its beauty. Its materials are in constant flow, and… — William McDonough
No man manages his affairs as well as a tree does — George Bernard Shaw
I see trees of green, red roses too. I see them bloom for me and you. And I think to myself what a wonderful world.… — Louis Armstrong
How oft a summer shower has started me; to seek the shelter of a hollow tree — John Clare
Nature: a place where birds fly around uncooked — Oscar Wilde
The British countryside is threatened by people and interests who really do not care for it — Simon Jenkins
What we call 'economic growth' is in fact a growth in waste and a decline in the health of natural habitat — Satish Kumar
The first law of intelligent tinkering is to save all the parts — Aldo Leopold
To care for the natural world is the most effective insurance policy we can have — Phil Harding
We depend on the gifts of nature, but these gifts must be received with gratitude and not exploited or abused — Satish Kumar
Wildlife of the world is disappearing... simply because of a general and widespread ignorance and neglect — Prince Philip
Modern man talks of a battle with nature, forgetting that, if he won the battle, he would find himself on the losing side — E F Schumacher
The conservation of nature, the proper care for the human environment and a general concern for the long-term future of the whole of our planet… — Prince Philip
At first I thought I was fighting to save rubber trees, then I thought I was fighting to save the Amazon rain forest. Now I… — Chico Mendes
The preservation of biodiversity is not just a job for governments. International and non-governmental organisations, the private sector and each and every individual have a… — Kofi Annan
If we could destroy custom at a blow and see the stars as a child sees them, we should need no other apocalypse — Gilbert K. Chesterton
We all live downstream — David Suzuki

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