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Gaylord Nelson has 32 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
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The bigger the population gets, the more serious the problems become... We have to address the population issue. The United Nations, with…
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As far as I know, most organizations are avoiding population issues because they're politically frightened by the charge that comes from some…
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All nations are degrading and consuming their environment to a point beyond capacity. In the past 15 years in the U.S. we…
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The ultimate test of a man's conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks…
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The fate of the living planet is the most important issue facing mankind.
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There is a great need for the introduction of new values in our society, where bigger is not necessarily better, where slower…
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The wealth of the nation is its air, water, soil, forests, minerals, rivers, lakes, oceans, scenic beauty, wildlife habitats and biodiversity... that's…
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Our goal is not just an environment of clean air and water and scenic beauty. The objective is an environment of decency,…
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There is no domestic issue more important to America in the long run than the conservation and proper use of our natural…
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Reaching a general understanding that sustainability is the ultimate issue will finally bring us face-to-face with the political challenge of forging a…
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We're going to have to do a whole lot more, and give nature at least a chance to repair some of the…
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All economic activity is dependent upon that environment and its underlying resource base of forests, water, air, soil, and minerals. When the…
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Anytime there's an actual grassroots movement that isn't funded by people trying to create a grassroots movement, I find that interesting.
— George Clooney
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The Sister Fund supports spiritual women and their organizations, both grassroots activists for justice, and national and international social change agents.
— Helen LaKelly Hunt
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The climate crisis requires a bottom-up, grassroots demand for solutions because the elites in many parts of the world are under the…
— Al Gore
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Grassroots groups challenge the "business-as-usual" environmentalism that is generally practiced by the more privileged wildlife-and conservation-oriented groups. The focus of activists of…
— Robert D Bullard
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I think we're not looking sufficiently at what is happening at the grassroots in the country. We have not emphasized sufficiently the…
— Grace Lee Boggs
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I didn't have big movie offers, or any big agents wanting to work with me. I had to go grassroots, start at…
— Donnie Wahlberg
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Enthusiasm — real grassroots enthusiasm — trumps money, trumps endorsements, trumps everything.
— Unknown Author
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There is a general decline of taste for classical dance,ce, which is neglected and this must be developed from the grassroots. There…
— Unknown Author
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I think Detroit is starting to get it. We consider it a victory for the grassroots, CalCars, and the Internet-led effort.
— Felix Kramer
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We are the great grassroots campaign of the modern era, built from mousepads, shoe leather and hope.
— Howard Dean
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Spontaneous combustion of grassroots politics is the future.
— Dick Morris
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Music and the arts feed our souls, but a decent wage puts food on the table. Musicians, fans of music, and grassroots…
— Tom Morello
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