Future Generations Quotes

281 quotes by 235 authors

Education : a debt due from present to future generations. — George Peabody
The irony of the matter is that the future generations do not have a vote. In effect, we hold their proxy. — Charles J. Hitch
The ecological crisis shows the urgency of a solidarity which embraces time and space... A greater sense of intergenerational solidarity is urgently needed. Future generations… — Pope Benedict XVI
Around the world, we can see the results of exploitation which destroys much without taking future generations into account. Today, all men have a duty… — Pope John Paul II
The issue of climate change is one that we ignore at our own peril. There may still be disputes about exactly how much we're contributing… — Barack Obama
The transition to a low-carbon economy will be one of the defining issues of the 21st century. This plan sets out a route-map for the… — Ed Miliband
The past leaders of our movement left us a clear message to keep Eretz Israel from the Sea to the River Jordan for future generations,… — Yitzhak Shamir
The investment in our mining industry has been very positive for Australia but we need to be doing more if we want, as I do,… — Gina Rinehart
It not only is a complete undermining of the principles of family and marriage and the hope of future generations, but it completely begins to… — Trent Franks
Only when I saw the Earth from space, in all its ineffable beauty and fragility, did I realize that humankind's most urgent task is to… — Sigmund Jahn
I refuse to condemn your generation and future generations to a planet that's beyond fixing. — Barack Obama
We cannot interfere in one area of the ecosystem without paying due attention to both the consequences of such interference in other areas and to… — Pope John Paul II
Future generations may well have occasion to ask themselves, "What were our parents thinking? Why didn't they wake up when they had a chance?" We… — Al Gore
The Caring for Climate initiative is fully aligned with our own explicit commitments, which reflect our respect for society in which we operate, respect for… — Jose Lopez
Unless we free ourselves from a dependence on these fossil fuels... we are condemning future generations to global catastrophe — Barack Obama
Future generations will wonder in bemused amazement that the early 21st century's developed world went into hysterical panic over a globally averaged temperature increase of… — Richard Lindzen
Let us choose to unite the power of markets with the authority of universal ideals. Let us choose to reconcile the creative forces of private… — Kofi Annan
Our global forests are the lungs of the world, and protecting them is fundamental for our survival. When we hand these forests over to future… — Edward Davey
The conservation of nature, the proper care for the human environment and a general concern for the long-term future of the whole of our planet… — Prince Philip
I had so much fun touring the Grand Canyon area with the Sierra Club. I love to get outdoors and enjoy nature. We went kayaking,… — Nolan Gould

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