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Famous quotes by Environmentalists

EnvironmentalistsEnvironmentalists have actually long been alerting us of the threats of climate change and the need to act to secure our world. From Greta Thunberg to David Attenborough, these inspiring figures have actually been encouraging us to make a distinction and to take duty for our activities. Here are a few of their most effective quotes, which remind us of the significance of safeguarding our environment and also the requirement to act currently.
Small: I want you to act as if the house is on fire, because it is
Greta Thunberg
"I want you to act as if the house is on fire, because it is"
Greta Thunberg, Environmentalist
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Small: Glaciers are almost gone from Glacier National Park
Donella Meadows
"Glaciers are almost gone from Glacier National Park"
Donella Meadows, Environmentalist
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Small: Good words cool more than cold water
"Good words cool more than cold water"
John Ray, Environmentalist
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Small: To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent tinkering
"To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent tinkering"
Aldo Leopold, Environmentalist
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Small: For fossils to thrive, certain favorable circumstances are required. First of all, of course, remnants of life
"For fossils to thrive, certain favorable circumstances are required. First of all, of course, remnants of life have to be there. These then need to be washed over with water as soon as possible, so that the bones are covered with a layer of sediment"
Richard Leakey, Environmentalist
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Small: I would hazard a guess that we have found fossilized human remains of at least a thousand different specimens
"I would hazard a guess that we have found fossilized human remains of at least a thousand different specimens in South and East Africa, more or less complete at that. I think this is where the prelude to human history was primarily played out"
Richard Leakey, Environmentalist
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Small: We think that groups of between 30 and 40 early men would have settled in an area measuring a hundred square k
"We think that groups of between 30 and 40 early men would have settled in an area measuring a hundred square kilometers"
Richard Leakey, Environmentalist
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Small: Once again I stopped listening to the news this week
Donella Meadows
"Once again I stopped listening to the news this week"
Donella Meadows, Environmentalist
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Small: God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and flood
"God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods. But he cannot save them from fools"
John Muir, Environmentalist
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Small: Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strengt
"Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul"
John Muir, Environmentalist
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Small: I think an old style of addressing environmental problems is ebbing, but the rise of the so-called conservativ
"I think an old style of addressing environmental problems is ebbing, but the rise of the so-called conservative, political movement in this country is not a trend towards the future but a reaction to this very broad shift that we are undergoing"
Paul Hawken, Environmentalist
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Small: I sort of kept my hand in writing and went to work for the Sierra Club in 52, walked the plank there in 69, fo
"I sort of kept my hand in writing and went to work for the Sierra Club in '52, walked the plank there in '69, founded Friends of the Earth and the League of Conservation Voters after that"
David R. Brower, Environmentalist
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Small: Not all is doom and gloom. We are beginning to understand the natural world and are gaining a reverence for li
"Not all is doom and gloom. We are beginning to understand the natural world and are gaining a reverence for life - all life"
Roger Tory Peterson, Environmentalist
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Small: Fundamentalists are panicked by the apparent disintegration of the family, the disappearance of certainty and
"Fundamentalists are panicked by the apparent disintegration of the family, the disappearance of certainty and the decay of morality. Fear leads them to ask, if we cannot trust the Bible, what can we trust?"
Garrett Hardin, Environmentalist
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Small: Happiness is itself a kind of gratitude
Joseph Wood Krutch
"Happiness is itself a kind of gratitude"
Joseph Wood Krutch, Environmentalist
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Small: The eyes of all future generations are upon you, and if you choose to fail us, I say: We will never forgive yo
Greta Thunberg
"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
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Small: We are facing an existential threat and we need to act accordingly. We need to act now
Greta Thunberg
"We are facing an existential threat and we need to act accordingly. We need to act now"
Greta Thunberg, Environmentalist
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Small: I want to feel safe. How can I feel safe when I know we are living in a time when our government and our media
Greta Thunberg
"I want to feel safe. How can I feel safe when I know we are living in a time when our government and our media have betrayed us, and they prioritize short-term profit over our long-term survival?"
Greta Thunberg, Environmentalist
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Small: The climate crisis doesnt exist in the distant future. Its already here
Greta Thunberg
"The climate crisis doesn't exist in the distant future. It's already here"
Greta Thunberg, Environmentalist
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Small: Change is coming whether you like it or not
Greta Thunberg
"Change is coming whether you like it or not"
Greta Thunberg, Environmentalist
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Small: We need to start treating the crisis like a crisis, and we need to act as if we are in a crisis, because other
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
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Small: We are in the midst of a mass extinction, and all you can talk about is money and fairy tales of eternal econo
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
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Small: No one is too small to make a difference
Greta Thunberg
"No one is too small to make a difference"
Greta Thunberg, Environmentalist
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Small: Adults keep saying: We owe it to the young people to give them hope. But I dont want your hope. I dont want yo
Greta Thunberg
"Adults keep saying: 'We owe it to the young people to give them hope.' But I don't want your hope. I don't want you to be hopeful. I want you to panic. I want you to feel the fear I feel every day. And then I want you to act"
Greta Thunberg, Environmentalist
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Small: I want you to panic. I want you to feel the fear I feel every day. And then I want you to act
Greta Thunberg
"I want you to panic. I want you to feel the fear I feel every day. And then I want you to act"
Greta Thunberg, Environmentalist
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Small: Scientific innovations continually provide us with new means of analyzing the finds
"Scientific innovations continually provide us with new means of analyzing the finds"
Richard Leakey, Environmentalist
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Small: I, too, am convinced that our ancestors came from Africa
"I, too, am convinced that our ancestors came from Africa"
Richard Leakey, Environmentalist
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Small: Earlier, 100,000 elephants lived in Kenya and we didnt have any noteworthy problem with it. The problem that w
"Earlier, 100,000 elephants lived in Kenya and we didn't have any noteworthy problem with it. The problem that we have is not that there are now more elephants"
Richard Leakey, Environmentalist
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Small: We are concerned that, in a few years time, this place of discovery, with its wealth of human fossils, the lik
"We are concerned that, in a few years time, this place of discovery, with its wealth of human fossils, the like of which can be found nowhere else in the world, could be completely destroyed"
Richard Leakey, Environmentalist
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Small: The elephants were being slaughtered in masses. Some were even killed in the vicinity of big tourist hotels
"The elephants were being slaughtered in masses. Some were even killed in the vicinity of big tourist hotels"
Richard Leakey, Environmentalist
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