Environment Quotes

3400 Environment quotes by 2126 unique authors

Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land. — Aldo Leopold
A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise. — Aldo Leopold
Harmony with land is like harmony with a friend; you cannot cherish his right hand and chop off his left. — Aldo Leopold
In our rich consumers' civilization we spin cocoons around ourselves and get possessed by our possessions. — Max Lerner
Yet, despite our many advances, our environment is still threatened by a range of problems, including global climate change, energy dependence on unsustainable fossil fuels,… — Dan Lipinski
In wilderness I sense the miracle of life, and behind it our scientific accomplishments fade to trivia. — Charles Lindbergh
Man must feel the earth to know himself and recognize his values... God made life simple. It is man who complicates it. — Charles Lindbergh
I found university a little dispiriting. I thought I would enter the great halls of Plato, but instead I entered the halls of an intellectual… — Bjorn Lomborg
I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts. — John Locke
Nature favors those organisms which leave the environment in better shape for their progeny to survive. — James Lovelock
Evolution is a tightly coupled dance, with life and the material environment as partners. From the dance emerges the entity Gaia. — James Lovelock
Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than we… — John Lubbock
Until you dig a hole, you plant a tree, you water it and make it survive, you haven't done a thing. You are just talking. — Wangari Maathai
In a few decades, the relationship between the environment, resources and conflict may seem almost as obvious as the connection we see today between human… — Wangari Maathai
We are very fond of blaming the poor for destroying the environment. But often it is the powerful, including governments, that are responsible. — Wangari Maathai
We owe it to ourselves and to the next generation to conserve the environment so that we can bequeath our children a sustainable world that… — Wangari Maathai
We need to promote development that does not destroy our environment. — Wangari Maathai
I am working to make sure we don't only protect the environment, we also improve governance. — Wangari Maathai
Corporate executives need to re-frame their responsibilities to include the interests of all the stakeholders in society at large; not just shareholders, but also employees,… — Simon Mainwaring
If capitalism is to remain a healthy, vibrant economic system, corporations must participate in taking care of the society and the environment in which they… — Simon Mainwaring
Brands must have a point of view on that purposeful engagement, whether it's directed towards the environment, poverty, water as a resource or causes such… — Simon Mainwaring
Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity. — Horace Mann
We make the world we live in and shape our own environment. — Orison Swett Marden
A strong, successful man is not the victim of his environment. He creates favorable conditions. His own inherent force and energy compel things to turn… — Orison Swett Marden
Your outlook upon life, your estimate of yourself, your estimate of your value are largely colored by your environment. Your whole career will be modified,… — Orison Swett Marden

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