Human Population Quotes

34 quotes by 28 authors

...there is an optimal balance, depending on the manner of man's life, between the density of human population and the tolerances of nature. This balance,… — George F. Kennan
It is evident that the fortunes of the world's human population, for better or for worse, are inextricably interrelated with the use that is made… — M. King Hubbert
My three main goals would be to reduce human population to about 100 million worldwide, destroy the industrial infrastructure and see wilderness, with it's full… — David Foreman
If I were reincarnated I would wish to be returned to Earth as a killer virus to lower human population levels. — Prince Philip
Can a growing human population still leave space for wildlife? — David Attenborough
I have no doubt that the fundamental problem the planet faces is the enormous increase in the human population — David Attenborough
The human population can no longer be allowed to grow in the same old uncontrollable way. If we do not take charge of our population… — David Attenborough
It is not a dirty word, 'feminism'. I just think that women belong in the human population with the same rights as everybody else. ...… — Cyndi Lauper
An Ice Age is coming and I welcome it as much-needed changing. I see no solution to our ruination of earth except for a drastic… — David Foreman
Alaska's chief attractions are: (a) its small and insignificant human population, thanks to the miserable climate; and (b) its large and magnificent wildlife population, thanks… — Edward Abbey
A living countryside is not a luxury but a necessity for the human population; if you let conservation go hang until your pockets are jingling… — Simon Barnes
Soil is a resource, a living, breathing entity that, if treated properly, will maintain itself. It's our lifeline for survival. When it has finally been… — Marjorie Harris
To this day, I enjoy nature, the luxury of undisturbed wilderness, forests, mountains, lakes, rivers and deserts and their wildlife. But I also know that… — Norman Borlaug
Every living thing is a sort of imperialist, seeking to transform as much as possible of its environment into itself . . . When we… — Bertrand Russell
Today we see a human population of over 6 billion people, many of whom have serious medical conditions, which either can't be treated or cannot… — Ralph Merkle
The optimum human population of earth is zero. — David Foreman
Iâ€™d like to see Manhattan underwater. Iâ€™d like to see when the human population plummets and there are no more high rises, because nobodyâ€™s buying… — Hayao Miyazaki
By the end of this century, climate change will reduce the human population to a few breeding pairs surviving near the Arctic. — James Lovelock
We are eating, using up, and possessing more than we should. That is why a large portion of the human population is hungry. — Jaggi Vasudev
We think there is an ecological problem, but the real problem is irresponsible growth of human population. — Jaggi Vasudev

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