Being optimistic Quote by Eugene Odum

My Prime Minister regards the economy as our highest priority and forgets that economics and ecology are derived from the same Greek word, oikos,…

— David Suzuki

If humanity today succeeds in combining the new scientific capacities with a strong ethical dimension, it will certainly be able to promote the environment…

— Pope John Paul II

“Eco” comes from the Greek word oikos, meaning home. Ecology is the study of home, while economics is the management of home. Ecologists attempt…

— David Suzuki

“In paying attention to our wellbeing, we address the needs of our environment - the society that we live in and our planet. Sustainability…

— Louisa Thomsen Brits

We are seeing the birth of a new perspective of the world, where ecology and economics are two sides of the same coin.

— Leif Johansson

A functioning eco-system is a human need.

— Noam Chomsky

...when food is shared in a fair way, with solidarity, when no one is deprived, every community can meet the needs of the poorest.…

— Pope Francis

“A balance between sustainable ecology and sustainable human life, on the one hand, and the unfettered drive for profit, on the other, is just…

— David Suzuki

“The social view of humanity, namely that of social ecology, focuses primarily on the historic emergence of hierarchy and the need to eliminate hierarchical…

— Murray Bookchin

“Only the man’s greed and scientific development is responsible for earth’s degradation of environment and ecology.”

— Dr. Ashok Anand

“[The idea] of an environmental ethic runs contrary to our cultural tradition.”

— John Livingston. from "One Cosmic Moment

Make ethical choices in what we buy, do, and watch. In a consumer-driven society our individual choices, used collectively for the good of animals…

— Marc Bekoff