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381 Sustainable quotes by 261 unique authors

Sustainable development: Holding our world in trust for our children — Michael Meacher
'Sustainable Development' is an oxymoron. 'Development' in all it's senses entails expansion and wanting more. Continual expansion and wanting more are unsustainable. Globally we are… — Unknown Author
If something is sustainable, it means we can go on doing it indefinitely. If it isn't, we can't — Jonathon Porritt
We know the problems.... and we know the solution; sustainable development. The issue is the political will — Tony Blair
Our biggest challenge in this new century is to take an idea that seems abstract - sustainable development - and turn it into a reality… — Kofi Annan
The vast majority of local people will neither know all of the initiatives nor have any perception that the individual elements are beginning to contribute… — Paul Burrell
True transformation only comes from sustainable strategies. — Hillary Clinton
James Hardie(R) siding is a sustainable and marvelous substitute for wood. It's available pre-colored and the finish truly looks like high-grade wood siding. I've used… — Sarah Susanka
An endless number of green buildings doesn't make a sustainable city. — Jan Gehl
Only through women’s full and equal participation in all areas of public and private life can we hope to achieve the sustainable, peaceful and just… — Ban Ki-moon
I would like to call on young people to commit themselves to activities that contribute toward achieving their long-term dreams. They have the energy and… — Wangari Maathai
The people are learning that you cannot leave decisions only to leaders. Local groups have to create the political will for change, rather than waiting… — Wangari Maathai
In my view, there is an urgent need to communicate with the public and help to explain where there is consensus, and where are there… — Jeffrey Sachs
Soil mapping is one of the pillars to the challenge of sustainable development — Jeffrey Sachs
As we search for a less extractive and polluting economic order, so that we may fit agriculture into the economy of a sustainable culture, community… — Wes Jackson
I think it's absolutely clear that the fiscal path we are on is not sustainable, and for me, the best analogy is these deficits are… — Erskine Bowles
As we enter the 21st Century it is clear that we have entered an unprecedented global age in which our diverse cultures, religions, philosophies, worldviews… — Ashok Gangadean
In effective, sustained citizen action, people learn the skills of public life with which to act effectively. "Commons," or the common wealth-the public goods that… — Harry Boyte
The slogan used to be 'Populate or perish'. We can now see that it is more like 'Populate and perish'. A sustainable future has to… — Ian Lowe
Sustainability is a political choice, not a technical one. It's not a question of whether we can be sustainable, but whether we choose to be — Unknown Author
The only way to end poverty, to make it history, is to build viable systems on the ground that deliver critical and affordable goods and… — Jacqueline Novogratz
If a product is more expensive than another one and more sustainable in ecology, consumers will not buy it. We're in a very sharp competitive… — Jean-Claude Van Damme
Teamwork remains a sustainable competitive advantage that has been largely untapped because it is hard to measure (teamwork impacts the outcome of an organization in… — Patrick Lencioni
We are far from the so called 'end of history,' since the conditions for a sustainable and peaceful development have not yet been adequately articulated… — Pope Francis
My dear friends, God’s creation is one and it is good. The concerns for nonviolence, sustainable development, justice and peace, and care for our environment… — Pope Benedict XVI

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