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Under the influence of fear, which always leads men to take a pessimistic view of things, they magnified their enemies' resources, and minimized their own. — Unknown Author
Strategy is simply resource allocation. When you strip away all the noise, that's what it comes down to. Strategy means making clear cut choices about… — Jack Welch
Our ideals, laws and customs should be based on the proposition that each generation in turn becomes the custodian rather than the absolute owner of… — Alberto Moravia
If we truly believe in our public schools, then we have a moral responsibility to do better - to break the either-or mentality around school… — Barack Obama
Those who consume far more resources than they require destroy the life chances of those whose survival depends upon consuming more — George Monbiot
If we've learned any lessons during the past few decades, perhaps the most important is that preservation of our environment is not a partisan challenge;… — Ronald Reagan
In a race for limited resources, it is the energy efficient that will win the race — David Cameron
The 20th Century approach to economics, resource depletion and over-consumption means we boom and bust until we bust more than we boom; that is precisely… — Phil Harding
The UK still has time to accelerate the take-up of renewable energy and put the nation on a path towards clean energy that is cheaper,… — Phil Harding
When you sail on a boat you take with you the minimum of resources. You don't waste anything. You don't leave the light on; you… — Ellen MacArthur
Why do we send valuable items like aluminium and food waste to landfill when we can turn them into new cans and renewable energy? Why… — Hilary Benn
Reasons to be positive. The economic downturn could be the catalyst for positive change. It should be translated into the wake-up call we need for… — Phil Harding
By 2030 the demand for resources will create a crisis with dire consequences. Demand for food and energy will jump 50% by 2030 and for… — John Beddington
Like our finances, humankind is living with a growing ecological deficit but the solution is different. The deficit will worsen with dangerous consequences unless we… — Phil Harding
The planet should not be used as a warehouse of resources to serve humanity's selfishness — Rowan Williams
Large carbon and resource savings arising from efficiency and renewable energy programmes will be completely cancelled out by the added resource needs of even small… — Phil Harding
Britain has squandered its windfall of natural resources from North Sea oil and gas. Instead of prudently investing the 'unearned income' from nature, to build… — Andrew Simms
Peak oil: The over-populated UK's ability to feed and supply itself for our privileged lifestyle requires the land and resources of other nations. Against a… — Phil Harding
Humanity is living off its ecological credit card and can only do this by liquidating the planet's natural resources — Mathis Wackernagel
In a competitive world of limited resources, total freedom of individual action is intolerable — Garrett Hardin
The clearest evidence that we are living beyond environmental means is the threat of dangerous climate change. The scale of this threat, to human life… — David Miliband
Consuming three planets' worth of resources when in fact we have one is the environmental equivalent of childhood obesity - eating until you make yourself… — David Miliband
We are living as if we had three planets' worth of resources to live with rather than just one. We need to cut by about… — David Miliband
Thirty years ago, if you said the country was living beyond its means, people would have thought about economics. Now, if you talk about the… — David Miliband
It is a stark and arresting fact that, since the middle of the 20th century, humankind has consumed more natural resources than in all previous… — Margaret Beckett

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