Environmental Quotes

1118 Environmental quotes by 683 unique authors

China will soon emit more greenhouse gases than America, but its regime knows if it caps aspirations there will be a revolution. — James Lovelock
There is nothing in which the birds differ more from man than the way in which they can build and yet leave a landscape as… — Robert Wilson Lynd
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
In Kenya women are the first victims of environmental degradation, because they are the ones who walk for hours looking for water, who fetch firewood,… — Wangari Maathai
More and more companies are reaching out to their suppliers and contractors to work jointly on issues of sustainability, environmental responsibility, ethics, and compliance. — Simon Mainwaring
We now see numerous examples of brands working together to address issues such as environmental degradations, climate control, pollution, poverty and disease. — Simon Mainwaring
Population, when unchecked, goes on doubling itself every 25 years or increases in a geometrical ratio. — Thomas Malthus
Public discourse has been polluted now for decades by corporate-funded disinformation - not just with climate change but with a host of health, environmental and… — Michael E. 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
The development of civilization and industry in general has always shown itself so active in the destruction of forests that everything that has been done… — Karl Marx
Advertising is an environmental striptease for a world of abundance. — Marshall McLuhan
Environmental concern is a little like dieting or paying off credit-card debt - an episodically terrific idea that burns brightly and then seems to fade… — Jon Meacham
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. — Margaret Mead
Prayer does not use up artificial energy, doesn't burn up any fossil fuel, doesn't pollute. Neither does song, neither does love, neither does the dance. — Margaret Mead
We won't have a society if we destroy the environment. — Margaret Mead
You may be able to fool the voters, but not the atmosphere. — Donella Meadows
Let us permit nature to have her way. She understands her business better than we do. — Michel de Montaigne
Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your… — John Muir
When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe. — John Muir
Take a course in good water and air; and in the eternal youth of Nature you may renew your own. Go quietly, alone; no harm… — John Muir
I think the government has to reposition environment on top of their national and international priorities. — Brian Mulroney
As you heat the planet up, it's just like boiling a pot. — Elon Musk
The reality is gas prices should be much more expensive then they are because we're not incorporating the true damage to the environment and the… — Elon Musk
We're running the most dangerous experiment in history right now, which is to see how much carbon dioxide the atmosphere... can handle before there is… — Elon Musk

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