Future Quotes

11558 quotes by 6062 authors

Rethinking the future: It is a profound challenge, at the end of an era of cheap oil and materials to rethink and redesign how we… — Ellen MacArthur
You can make a lot of speeches, but the real thing is when you dig a hole, plant a tree, give it water, and make… — Wangari Maathai
As long as there is no trust and confidence that there will be justice and fairness in resource distribution, political positioning will remain more important… — Wangari Maathai
If there's reason for hope, it lies in man's occasional binges of cooperation. To save our planet, we'll need that kind of heroic effort, in… — George Meyer
The future will be green, or not at all — Jonathon Porritt
The first rule of sustainability is to align with natural forces, or at least not try to defy them — Paul Hawken
This planet came with a set of instructions, but we seem to have misplaced them. Important rules like don't poison the water, soil, or air,… — Paul Hawken
...deficit consumption is, in effect, drawing down on the capital entitlements of future generations — Jonathon Porritt
It's important to listen to what scientists have to say, even when it's inconvenient, especially when it's inconvenient — Barack Obama
Risk is relative. And relative to the imminent planetary 'game over' neon sign that's starting to flicker above our children's heads, just as they are… — Dave Hampton
No matter how complex global problems may seem, it is we ourselves who have given rise to them. They cannot be beyond our power to… — Daisaku Ikeda
It would be disastrous if bad planning policy meant that today's new developments become tomorrow's climate slums — Tim Yeo
Many ideas have struggled over the centuries to dominate the planet. Fascism. Communism. Democracy. Religion. But only one has achieved total supremacy. Its compulsive attractions… — Jonathon Porritt
Any regeneration project that fails to put environmental and social benefits at its very heart is unlikely to achieve anything more than a very short-lived… — Jonathon Porritt
Without environmental sustainability, economic stability and social cohesion cannot be achieved — Phil Harding
...the science is getting worse faster than the politics is getting better — David Miliband
The moral imperative to make big changes is inescapable...that what we take for granted may not be here for our children — Al Gore
The 'Big Green Debate' has entered a very interesting stage. Once there was endless controversy; now there is near unanimity. Once there was universal political… — Jonathon Porritt
Fifteen per cent of the population believe the moon landing was actually staged in a movie lot in Arizona and somewhat fewer still believe the… — Al Gore
If our economies are to flourish, if global poverty is to be banished, and if the well-being of the world's people enhanced - not just… — Gordon Brown

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