Famous quotes by Environmentalists

Environmentalists

Explore a collection of reflections and calls to action from environmentalists across eras and regions. These voices, scientists, activists, Indigenous leaders, writers, and policymakers, share insights about our relationship with the planet, the urgency of conservation, and the hope found in community and stewardship. Whether you're seeking inspiration, perspective, or a moment of reflection, these words offer pathways to think, feel, and act with greater care for the Earth and all who depend on it.

"To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent tinkering"

Aldo Leopold, Environmentalist

Aldo Leopold

"A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise"

Aldo Leopold, Environmentalist

Aldo Leopold

"I want you to act as if the house is on fire, because it is"

Greta Thunberg, Environmentalist

Greta Thunberg

"Heredity is nothing but stored environment"

Luther Burbank, Environmentalist

"Scientific innovations continually provide us with new means of analyzing the finds"

Richard Leakey, Environmentalist

"You may be able to fool the voters, but not the atmosphere"

Donella Meadows, Environmentalist

Donella Meadows

"Recreational development is a job not of building roads into the lovely country, but of building receptivity into the still unlovely human mind"

Aldo Leopold, Environmentalist

Aldo Leopold

"The eyes of all future generations are upon you, and if you choose to fail us, I say: We will never forgive you"

Greta Thunberg, Environmentalist

Greta Thunberg

"The power of imagination makes us infinite"

John Muir, Environmentalist

"When a man wantonly destroys one of the works of man we call him a vandal. When he destroys one of the works of God we call him a sportsman"

Joseph Wood Krutch, Environmentalist

Joseph Wood Krutch

"Your paradigm is so intrinsic to your mental process that you are hardly aware of its existence, until you try to communicate with someone with a different paradigm"

Donella Meadows, Environmentalist

Donella Meadows

"You should issue demerits for tree cutting or the destruction of humus"

Donella Meadows, Environmentalist

Donella Meadows

"Calculating how much carbon is absorbed by which forests and farms is a tricky task, especially when politicians do it"

Donella Meadows, Environmentalist

Donella Meadows

"A knowledgeable and courageous U.S. president could help enormously in leading the world's nations toward saving the climate"

Donella Meadows, Environmentalist

Donella Meadows

"Less than fifteen per cent of the people do any original thinking on any subject. The greatest torture in the world for most people is to think"

Luther Burbank, Environmentalist

"Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul"

Luther Burbank, Environmentalist

"The secret of improved plant breeding, apart from scientific knowledge, is love"

Luther Burbank, Environmentalist

"The mountains are calling and I must go"

John Muir, Environmentalist

"Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean"

John Muir, Environmentalist

"Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want"

Joseph Wood Krutch, Environmentalist

Joseph Wood Krutch

"Perhaps most ridiculous of all is the suggestion that we 'keep' our radioactive garbage for the use of our descendants. This 'solution', I think, requires an immediate poll of the next 20,000 generations"

David R. Brower, Environmentalist

"Beauty is power; a smile is its sword"

John Ray, Environmentalist

"Birds are indicators of the environment. If they are in trouble, we know we'll soon be in trouble"

Roger Tory Peterson, Environmentalist

"We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect"

Aldo Leopold, Environmentalist

Aldo Leopold

"The climate crisis doesn't exist in the distant future. It's already here"

Greta Thunberg, Environmentalist

Greta Thunberg

"We need to start treating the crisis like a crisis, and we need to act as if we are in a crisis, because otherwise, we won't be able to get out of this situation alive"

Greta Thunberg, Environmentalist

Greta Thunberg

"We are in the midst of a mass extinction, and all you can talk about is money and fairy tales of eternal economic growth"

Greta Thunberg, Environmentalist

Greta Thunberg

"No one is too small to make a difference"

Greta Thunberg, Environmentalist

Greta Thunberg

"Glaciers are almost gone from Glacier National Park"

Donella Meadows, Environmentalist

Donella Meadows

"If we had paid no more attention to our plants than we have to our children, we would now be living in a jungle of weed"

Luther Burbank, Environmentalist

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