ENVIRONMENTALISM QUOTES

“The earth is what we all have in common.” – Wendell Berry

“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.” – Robert Swan

“We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.” – Native American Proverb

“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” – Chinese Proverb

“There is no such thing as ‘away’. When we throw something away, it must go somewhere.” – Annie Leonard

“The environment is where we all meet; where all have a mutual interest; it is the one thing all of us share.” – Lady Bird Johnson

“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” – John Muir

“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

“We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.” – Thomas Fuller

“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” – Dr. Seuss

“The Earth will not continue to offer its harvest, except with faithful stewardship. We cannot say we love the land and then take steps to destroy it for use by future generations.” – John Paul II

“Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“The environment is everything that isn’t me.” – Albert Einstein

“There is hope if people will begin to wake up that spiritual part of themselves, that heartfelt knowledge that we are caretakers of this planet.” – Brooke Medicine Eagle POSITIVE MILITARY QUOTES

“We must protect the forests for our children, grandchildren, and children yet to be born. We must protect the forests for those who can’t speak for themselves such as the birds, animals, fish, and trees.” – Qwatsinas

“Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children.” – Kenyan Proverb

“We won’t have a society if we destroy the environment.” – Margaret Mead

“We need to think of the future and the planet we are going to leave to our children and their children.” – Mikhail Gorbachev

“The earth does not belong to us. We belong to the earth.” – Chief Seattle

“The environment and the economy are really both two sides of the same coin. If we cannot sustain the environment, we cannot sustain ourselves.” – Wangari Maathai

“The sun, the moon, and the stars would have disappeared long ago… had they happened to be within the reach of predatory human hands.” – Havelock Ellis

“The environment is where we all meet; where all have a mutual interest; it is the one thing all of us share.” – Lady Bird Johnson

“The environment is not a political issue, it is a moral issue. It is our duty to protect and preserve it.” – Leonardo DiCaprio

“The battle we do not fight today is the impact we cannot make tomorrow.” – Anonymous

“An understanding of the natural world and what’s in it is a source of not only a great curiosity but great fulfillment.” – David Attenborough

“One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between man and nature shall not be broken.” – Leo Tolstoy

“The earth is a fine place and worth fighting for.” – Ernest Hemingway