Capacity Quote by Tony Blair

We must not only control the weapons that can kill us, we must bridge the great disparities of wealth and opportunity among the peoples…

— Muhammad Ali

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

— Liu Cixin

Even the wealth of the U.S. cannot protect against the levels of environmental destruction that we are unleashing.

— Johan Rockstrom

We humans have come to a crossroads in our history: we can either destroy the world or create a good future.

— Sakyong Mipham

In an era of global abundance, our world has the resources to reduce dramatically the massive divides that persist between rich and poor, if…

— Kofi Annan

Modern man's capacity for destruction is quixotic evidence of humanity's capacity for reconstruction. The powerful technological agents we have unleashed against the environment include…

— George Will

“It is a turn of events that highlights a certain human arrogance about our destructive powers. It is only hubris to imagine that we…

— Andrew Blackwell

We are living beyond our means. As a people we have developed a life-style that is draining the earth of its priceless and irreplaceable…

— Margaret Mead

With an estimated population of nine billion people by 2050, we cannot continue to consume resources at the same rate and maintain our quality…

— David Suzuki

We all live under the constant threat of our own annihilation. Only by the most outrageous violation of ourselves have we achieved our capacity…

— Anonymous

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

We cannot but feel uneasy about the losses caused by humanity themselves. Apart from the losses of life and property in destructive wars, the…

— Anonymous