Population Quotes

1295 Population quotes by 931 unique authors

Even if nonpolluting power were feasible and abundant, the use of energy on a massive scale acts on society like a drug that is physically… — Ivan Illich
One of the most disturbing ways that climate change is already playing out is through what ecologists call "mismatch" or "mistiming." This is the process… — Naomi Klein
I don't think that our problem, our jobs problem, is fundamentally a problem of trade. I think it has much more to do with the… — Robert Reich
I will not avoid doing what I think is right, though it should draw on me the whole artillery that falsehood and malice can invent,… — William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield
The ideal of self-advancement which the civilizing west offers to backward populations brings with it the plague of individual frustration. All the advantages brought by… — Eric Hoffer
Half the American population no longer reads newspapers: plainly, they are the clever half. — Gore Vidal
The discovery of gold and silver in America, the extirpation, enslavement and entombment in mines of the aboriginal population, the turning of Africa into a… — Karl Marx
There's something hypocritical about a city that keeps half of its population underground half of the time; you can start believing that there's much more… — Gloria Naylor
Simply put, no society can truly flourish if it stifles the dreams and productivity of half its population. Happily, I see evidence all over the… — William J. Clinton
I do not pretend that birth control is the only way in which population can be kept from increasing. There are others, which, one must… — Bertrand Russell
As the pressure of population increasingly regiments us and crowds us closer together, an association with the wild, winged freedom of the birds will fill… — Edwin Way Teale
The growing complexity of science, technology, and organization does not imply either a growing knowledge or a growing need for knowledge in the general population.… — Thomas Sowell
But we are not going to be able to survive on this limited planet if the population keeps on growing: there isn't going to be… — Prince Philip
Birds are extremely valued as indicators of overall environmental health. If there's a problem in a wild bird population, it's indicative that something went wrong. — Jim Elliot
Population growth is the primary source of environmental damage. — Jacques Yves Cousteau
It's never a good idea to organize society in a way that depletes the energy of half the population. — Susan Cain
You have to save the habitat, you have to save the population - not individual animals. What you want to save is the foundation, the… — Ted Nugent
The shock caused by the September 11 events has also lead to a thorough reflection on the existing disparity between rich and poor countries, on… — Omar Bongo
In the frameworks of a peace agreement, a government under my leadership would agree to make real territorial concessions but will not compromise our security… — Benjamin Netanyahu
The time is coming when the pressure of population on the means of subsistence will be felt here as it is now felt in Europe… — Josiah Strong
Corruption is a major cause of poverty as well as a barrier to overcoming it, .. The two scourges feed off each other, locking their… — Peter Eigen
It is your mind that matters economically, as much or more than your mouth or hands. In the long run, the most important economic effect… — Julian Simon
The standard of living has risen along with the size of the world's population since the beginning of recorded time. There is no convincing economic… — Julian Simon
The most important benefit of population size and growth is the increase it brings to the stock of useful knowledge. Minds matter economically as much… — Julian Simon
Greater consumption due to increase in population and growth of income heightens scarcity and induces price run-ups. A higher price represents an opportunity that leads… — Julian Simon

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