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- As long as there is no trust and confidence that there will be justice and fairness in resource distribution, political positioning will remain more important…
- You cannot protect the environment unless you empower people, you inform them, and you help them understand that these resources are their own, that they…
- It is evident that many wars are fought over resources which are now becoming increasingly scarce. If we conserved our resources better, fighting over them…
- You cannot blame the mismanagement of the economy or the fact that we have not invested adequately in education in order to give our people…
- But when you have bad governance, of course, these resources are destroyed: The forests are deforested, there is illegal logging, there is soil erosion. I…
- In a few decades, the relationship between the environment, resources and conflict may seem almost as obvious as the connection we see today between human…
- When you think of all the conflicts we have - whether those conflicts are local, whether they are regional or global - these conflicts are…
- When resources are degraded, we start competing for them, whether it is at the local level in Kenya, where we had tribal clashes over land…
- I think what the Nobel committee is doing is going beyond war and looking at what humanity can do to prevent war. Sustainable management of…
More Resources Quotes
- The Israeli lobby has clout in the U.S., which means that re-arranging the region and controlling its resources one way or another,… — Bashar al-Assad
- We really need to kick the carbon habit and stop making our energy from burning things. Climate change is also really important.… — David Attenborough
- As people flock to urban centers where ground space is limited, cities with green walls and roofs and skyscraper farms offer improved… — Diane Ackerman
- Women of this planet need some essential resources: wells, seeds and roads. That is primarily all we have ever needed. Added to… — Roseanne Barr
- Common sense tells us that we should focus our resources to benefit children, teachers and taxpayers by keeping dollars in the classroom. — Bob Beauprez
- Illegal immigrants are using our resources, taking our jobs, filling our schools, our hospitals and our prisons, and we are paying for… — Dan Benishek
- A successful economic development strategy must focus on improving the skills of the area's workforce, reducing the cost of doing business and… — Rod Blagojevich
- The courage to imagine the otherwise is our greatest resource, adding color and suspense to all our life. — Daniel J. Boorstin