Population Quotes

1295 Population quotes by 931 unique authors

Democracy, in the United States rhetoric refers to a system of governance in which elite elements based in the business community control the state by… — Noam Chomsky
Imagine if all of life were determined by majority rule. Every meal would be a pizza. Every pair of pants, even those in a Brooks… — P.J. O'Rourke
I find that because of modern technological evolution and our global economy, and as a result of the great increase in population, our world has… — Dalai Lama
There exists ample authority under which population growth could be regulated...It has been concluded that compulsory population-control laws, even including laws requiring compulsory abortion, could… — John Holdren
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
For the planet's sake, I hope we have bird flu or some other thing that will reduce the population, because otherwise we're doomed. — Susan Blackmore
I don't claim to have any special interest in natural history, but as a boy I was made aware of the annual fluctuations in the… — Prince Philip
I would be remiss, as a scientist who studied this, if I didn't mention the following two things: The first is that, most importantly, we… — John Miller
If I were reincarnated I would wish to be returned to Earth as a killer virus to lower human population levels. — Prince Philip
Third world nations are producing too many children too fast...it is time to ignore the controversy over family planning and cut out-of-control population growth... — Al Gore
Finally, we might decide that civilisation itself is worth preserving. In that case we have to work out what to save and which people would… — Susan Blackmore
Discrimination and multiple deprivations of human rights are also frequently part of the problem, sentencing entire populations to poverty... It is surely a matter of… — Navi Pillay
The majority of humankind does not accept this system, despite claims of worldwide support. Even with Russia's ratification, 75% of the world's CO2 is emitted… — Andrey Illarionov
Nature's standard operating procedure, pairing a population explosion with a population crash. — Alfred W. Crosby
In the Middle East, where populations are growing fast, the world is seeing the first collision between population growth and water supply at the regional… — Lester R. Brown
Although reducing human emissions to the atmosphere is undoubtedly of critical importance, as are any and all measures to reduce the human environmental "footprint", the… — Unknown Author
What will use more finite resources? That 3rd or 4th child you have or driving a large car? We all need to think about the… — Phil Harding
A combination of very rapid population growth over the last 50 years and reckless economic growth during the same time has stored up massive problems… — Jonathon Porritt
Can nine billion people be fed? Can we cope with the demands in the future on water? Can we provide enough energy? Can we do… — John Beddington
Overconsumption and overpopulation underlie every environmental problem we face today — Jacques Yves Cousteau

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