Environmental Quotes

1118 quotes by 707 authors

They claim this mother of ours, the Earth, for their own use, and fence their neighbors away from her, and deface her with their buildings… — Sitting Bull
I feel privileged to be a U.N. ambassador. It gives me an opportunity to use my voice to help raise awareness about important social and… — Gisele Bundchen
I see humanity now as one vast plant, needing for its highest fulfillment only love, the natural blessings of the great outdoors, and intelligent crossing… — Luther Burbank
We must return to nature and nature's god. — Luther Burbank
If you violate Nature's laws you are your own prosecuting attorney, judge, jury, and hangman. — Luther Burbank
I really believe in the environmental movement right now - it only takes a little effort to make a big difference. — Brooke Burke
We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles. — Jimmy Carter
I've used the prestige and influence of having been a president of the United States as effectively as possible. And secondly, I've still been able… — Jimmy Carter
Reading about nature is fine, but if a person walks in the woods and listens carefully, he can learn more than what is in books,… — George Washington Carver
We must confront the privileged elite who have destroyed a large part of the world. — Hugo Chavez
Conservation may be a sign of personal virtue, but it is not a sufficient basis for a sound, comprehensive energy policy. — Dick Cheney
Environmental degradation, overpopulation, refugees, narcotics, terrorism, world crime movements, and organized crime are worldwide problems that don't stop at a nation's borders. — Warren Christopher
Education must provide the opportunities for self-fulfillment; it can at best provide a rich and challenging environment for the individual to explore, in his own… — Noam Chomsky
There are two problems for our species' survival - nuclear war and environmental catastrophe - and we're hurtling towards them. Knowingly. — Noam Chomsky
So, these political activities will create friction in and of themselves, and in this environment of friction there'll be additional violence. — John Abizaid
The personal power that comes from principle-centered living is the power of a self-aware, knowledgeable, proactive individual, unrestricted by the attitudes, behaviors, and actions of… — Stephen Covey
It is a fact that, in the West, we live in a capitalist society, but that does not mean that we cannot be guided by… — Giorgio Armani
The risks of transporting deadly nuclear waste, the environmental justice impacts and the long-term health effects of both these projects are untenable...We cannot afford to… — James Cromwell
... the first thing his education demands is the provision of an environment in which he can develop the powers given him by nature. This… — Maria Montessori
Unless we keep this planet healthy, everything else is for naught. — Victoria Principal

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