Sustainability Quotes

140 quotes by 123 authors

Be as a tower firmly set; Shakes not its top for any blast that blows. — Dante Alighieri
When I think about the world I would like to leave to my daughter and the grandchildren I hope to have, it is a world… — William J. Clinton
Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human development. — Kofi Annan
The raging monster upon the land is population growth. In its presence, sustainability is but a fragile theoretical construct. To say, as many do, that… — Pete Wilson
The primary threat to nature and people today comes from centralising and monopolising power and control. Not until diversity is made the logic of production… — Vandana Shiva
Our vision of interconnectedness resonates with new networks of world citizens in nongovernmental organizations linking from numberless centers of energy, expressing the emergence of a… — Dennis Kucinich
The planetary phase of history has begun, but the future shape of global society remains profoundly uncertain. Though perhaps improbable, a shift toward a planetary… — Paul Raskin
Community leadership is the courage, creativity and capacity to inspire participation, development and sustainability for strong communities. — Gustav Nossal
Historically the Department of Education hasn't been doing enough to drive the sustainability movement, and today, I promise that we will be a committed partner… — Arne Duncan
Either the Earth System would undergo major phase transitions as a result of unchecked human pressure on nature's capacities and resources or a "Great Transformation"… — Hans Joachim Schellnhuber
We need to see the connection between global warring and global warming, and it's oil. Sustainability is the path to peace. — Dennis Kucinich
The first law of sustainability: population growth and/or growth in the rate of consumption of resources cannot be sustained — Albert Allen Bartlett
Sustainability is growth based on forms and processes of development that do not undermine the integrity of the environment on which they depend — Jim MacNeill
Sustainability is treating ourselves and our environment as if we are to live on this earth forever. — Arron Wood
In the UK what we've found is that even businesses which prided themselves already on their efficient management find that a really beady-eyed scrutiny of… — Margaret Beckett
Sustainability is about profit...it is the opportunity of the century — Ben Clarke
Premium will increasingly be defined in terms of sustainability and environmental compatibility — Norbert Reithofer
The two-word definition of sustainability is 'one planet.' — Mathis Wackernagel
The sustainability revolution will, hopefully, be the third major social and economic turning point in human history, following the Neolithic Revolution - moving from hunter-gathering… — Prince Charles
Keeping people on side is a precondition of making any progress on sustainability issues — Jonathon Porritt

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