Collapse Quote by George Takei

That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and…

— Barack Obama

I can't really see how anybody could be particularly optimistic about the future in general because we are destroying the planet.

— Mike Leigh

I believe we have made a decision now that will permit us to create an economic order in the world that will promote more…

— William J. Clinton

In the same way that banks succeeded at privatizing the profits and socializing the losses as they led the global economy to the brink…

— Felix Dodds

I am optimistic globally. So many scientists are working frantically on the reparation of our planet.

— Steve Irwin

If we are to maintain our position as a global economic leader, we've got to end the govern-by-crisis mentality that sets us back instead…

— Scott Peters

With apologies to the green movement, "sustainability" is a myth. History and archaeology show that societies are always moving to the edge of crisis,…

— Arthur Demarest

Fundamentally transforming the foundations of the economy is the biggest contribution we can make towards building a sustainable future. The current economic crisis may…

— Jonathon Porritt

Our world needs to move from managing crises to preventing them in the first place. Too often, the world responds too late and too…

— Antonio Guterres

We need a transformation of the world economy and of how we use and share the Earth's resources. We are running out of time.…

— Graciela Chichilnisky

I don't see much of a future for this planet. I think it's a cursed planet. The boundaries we've drawn between nations and the…

— George Carlin

The point in history at which we stand is full of promise and danger. The world will either move forward toward unity and widely…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt