Quotes on the Environment
Since it’s the beginning of March I thought I would switch up the songs and share some interesting quotes on the environment from some famous people instead.
“Now, I truly believe, that we in this generation, must come to terms with nature, and I think we’re challenged as mankind has never been challenged before to prove our maturity and our mastery, not of nature, but of ourselves.” (April 3, 1963 CBS series, The Silent Spring of Rachel Carson)
“It is our collective and individual responsibility to protect and nurture the global family, to support its weaker members and to preserve and tend to the environment in which we all live.” Dalai Lama
“The ultimate test of man’s conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard.” Gaylord Nelson, founder of Earth day
“In the end, our society will be defined not only by what we create, but by what we refuse to destroy.” John C. Sawhill
“By employing the intelligence of natural systems we can create industry, buildings, even regional plans that see nature and commerce not as mutually exclusive but mutually coexisting.” Brad Pitt, 2006 PBS Special
“We’re in a giant car heading towards a brick wall and everyones arguing over where they’re going to sit.” David Suzuki
“I think the environment should be put in the category of our national security. Defense of our resources is just as important as defense abroad. Otherwise what is there to defend?” Robert Redford
“Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth.” Henry David Thoreau
“We say we love flowers, yet we pluck them. We say we love trees, yet we cut them down. And people still wonder why some are afraid when told they are loved.” Unknown
“The planet has a fever. If your baby has a fever, you go to the doctor. If the doctor says you need to intervene here, you don’t say, ‘Well, I read a science fiction novel that told me it’s not a problem.’ If the crib’s on fire, you don’t speculate that the baby is flame retardant. You take action.” Al Gore
