Civilization Quote by Paul Raskin

As we enter the 21st Century it is clear that we have entered an unprecedented global age in which our diverse cultures, religions, philosophies,…

— Ashok Gangadean

We are at a pivotal moment in our shared history. The global goals of a healthy planet, social equality, and economic opportunity for all…

— Achim Steiner

Globalisation can provide the route for the development of a sustainable and prosperous planetary society in the next generation, provided that globalisation itself becomes…

— Peter Ellyard

We're living in the anthropocene age and now human beings will be the shapers of our future, that totally control the overall functions of…

— Vandana Shiva

Humankind has suddenly entered into a brand new relationship with our planet. Unless we quickly and profoundly change the course of our civilization, we…

— Al Gore

The age of nations has passed. Now, unless we wish to perish, we must shake off our old prejudices and build the Earth. The…

— Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

We don't think a sustainable society need be stagnant, boring, uniform, or rigid. It need not be, and probably could not be, centrally controlled…

— Anonymous

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

Today we understand that the future of humanity very much depends on our planet, and that the future of the planet very much depends…

— Dalai Lama

Despite widely differing perspectives and agendas, there seems to be a remarkable global consensus that has built up over a fairly short period of…

— Azim Premji

I think that the global consciousness concerning all those elements that produce tension, fractions of societies, is changing in the sense that we all…

— Gilberto Gil

The Earth faces environmental problems right now that threaten the imminent destruction of civilization and the end of the planet as a livable world.…

— Isaac Asimov