Asking Quote by Pope Francis

“The chief causes of the environmental destruction that faces us today are not biological, or the product of individual human choice. They are social…

— John Bellamy Foster

Human use of fossil fuels is altering the chemistry of the atmosphere; oceans are polluted and depleted of fish; 80 per cent of Earth's…

— David Suzuki

The recent upsurge of public concern over environmental questions reflects a belated recognition that man has been too cavalier in his relations with nature.…

— Richard M. Nixon

Today, our air, food, water-all are polluted. If we do not stop exploiting nature for our temporary selfish gains, we will destroy the world.

— Mata Amritanandamayi

Humans are selfish, and because of our innate selfishness, I'm very confident that we can overcome any amount of environmental destruction.

— Liu Cixin

It is not man the ecological crisis threatens to destroy but the quality of human life.

— Rene Dubos

Man is suddenly becoming aware that by an ill-considered exploitation of nature he risks destroying it and becoming in his turn the victim of…

— Pope Paul VI

“the majority of our most serious environmental problems start right here, at home, and if we are to solve these problems, we need an…

— Steven Vogel

We are the environment. The world is literally one biological process. The trees are our lungs. Look at the Amazon River system next to…

— Ian Somerhalder

The problem to me with environmentalism is the idea that we're all gonna die and we need to save ourselves. I don't think it's…

— Adrian Grenier

Human society sustains itself by transforming nature into garbage.

— Mason Cooley

The seriousness of ecological degradation lays bare the depth of man's moral crisis... Simplicity, moderation, and discipline as well as the spirit of sacrifice…

— Pope John Paul II