Environmental Quotes

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In the absence of sound oversight,responsible businesses are forced to compete against unscrupulous and underhanded businesses, who are unencumbered by any restrictions on activities that… — Barack Obama
There are nuclear weapons in China, Iran, Korea and Pakistan. It wouldn't take much to send a couple of warheads off on this planet somewhere… — Edward James Olmos
Every drop in the ocean counts. — Yoko Ono
A changing environment will affect Alaska more than any other state, because of our location. I'm not one though who would attribute it to being… — Sarah Palin
Economic growth and environmental protection are not at odds. They're opposite sides of the same coin if you're looking at longer-term prosperity. — Henry Paulson
Every global concern - economic, environmental or security-related - can be addressed more effectively when the U.S. and China work together. — Henry Paulson
The activist is not the man who says the river is dirty. The activist is the man who cleans up the river. — Ross Perot
We found that the most exciting environments, that treated people very well, are also tough as nails. There is no bureaucratic mumbo-jumbo... excellent companies provide… — Tom Peters
Birds are indicators of the environment. If they are in trouble, we know we'll soon be in trouble. — Roger Tory Peterson
Not all is doom and gloom. We are beginning to understand the natural world and are gaining a reverence for life - all life. — Roger Tory Peterson
The government should set a goal for a clean environment but not mandate how that goal should be implemented. — Dixie Lee Ray
If the federal government had been around when the Creator was putting His hand to this state, Indiana wouldn't be here. It'd still be waiting… — Ronald Reagan
I think the environment should be put in the category of our national security. Defense of our resources is just as important as defense abroad.… — Robert Redford
The only way forward, if we are going to improve the quality of the environment, is to get everybody involved. — Richard Rogers
A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people. — Franklin D. Roosevelt
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it. — Theodore Roosevelt
You forget that the fruits belong to all and that the land belongs to no one. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition. — Carl Sagan
I think the future for solar energy is bright. — Ken Salazar
There must be more to life than having everything. — Maurice Sendak

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