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20 Famous Quotes About Environmental Sustainability

Saving our planet, lifting people out of poverty, advancing economic growth... these are one and the same fight. We must connect the dots...

"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 "

"The most sustainable way is to not make things. The second most sustainable way is to make something very useful, to solve a problem that hasn’t been solved – Thomas Sigsgaard "

" I can find God in nature, in animals, in birds and the environment....Pat Buckley"

"Saving our planet, lifting people out of poverty, advancing economic growth... these are one and the same fight. We must connect the dots between climate change, water scarcity, energy shortages, global health, food security and women's empowerment. Solutions to one problem must be solutions for all....Ban Ki-moon "

"Sustainability is about ecology, economy and equity – Ralph Bicknese "

"We won't have a society if we destroy the environment.... Margaret Mead  "

"What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to one another. – Gandhi "

"We don't have to sacrifice a strong economy for a healthy environment....Dennis Weaver  "

"What is the use of a house if you don’t have a decent planet to put it on? – Henry David Thoreau "

"The environment is everything that isn't me....Albert Einstein "

"The only way forward, if we are going to improve the quality of the environment, is to get everybody involved....Richard Rogers "

" We're running the most dangerous experiment in history right now, which is to see how much carbon dioxide the atmosphere... can handle before there is an environmental catastrophe....Elon Musk  "

"The problem with holistic management is it's so profoundly simple, but it's not easy. And it's profoundly simple. You're almost insulting people's intelligence to explain it twice, just about making better decisions of where you want to go in your life, bringing in environmental, social, economic issues simultaneously....Allan Savory  "

"Problems cannot be solved at the same level of awareness that created them. – Albert Einstein "

"Unprecedented technological capabilities combined with unlimited human creativity have given us tremendous power to take on intractable problems like poverty, unemployment, disease, and environmental degradation. Our challenge is to translate this extraordinary potential into meaningful change....Muhammad Yunus "

" Climate change is the environmental challenge of this generation, and it is imperative that we act before it's too late....John Delaney "

"Every time I have some moment on a seashore, or in the mountains, or sometimes in a quiet forest, I think this is why the environment has to be preserved....Bill Bradley "

" Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he who understands it aright will rather preserve its life than destroy it....Henry David Thoreau "

"Journey with me to a true commitment to our environment. Journey with me to the serenity of leaving to our children a planet in equilibrium....Paul Tsongas  "


"It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment....Ansel Adams  "
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20 Inspirational Quotes that Every Woman Should Read

Inspirational Quotes

"A woman is like a tea bag - you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.... Eleanor Roosevelt "

" Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.... Oprah Winfrey  "

"Because you are women, people will force their thinking on you, their boundaries on you. They will tell you how to dress, how to behave, who you can meet and where you can go. Don't live in the shadows of people's judgement. Make your own choices in the light of your own wisdom.... Amitabh Bachchan "

"There are only three things women need in life: food, water, and compliments.... Chris Rock "

" A woman should be like a single flower, not a whole bouquet.... Anna Held"

" Neither man nor woman is perfect or complete without the other. Thus, no marriage or family, no ward or stake is likely to reach its full potential until husbands and wives, mothers and fathers, men and women work together in unity of purpose, respecting and relying upon each other's strengths.... Sheri L. Dew "

" A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.... Coco Chanel "

"After women, flowers are the most lovely thing God has given the world.... Christian Dior "

"Men always want to be a woman's first love - women like to be a man's last romance.... Oscar Wilde  "

"No struggle can ever succeed without women participating side by side with men.... Muhammad Ali Jinnah "

 "Saving our planet, lifting people out of poverty, advancing economic growth... these are one and the same fight. We must connect the dots between climate change, water scarcity, energy shortages, global health, food security and women's empowerment. Solutions to one problem must be solutions for all.... Ban Ki-moon"

" Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.... Robert A. Heinlein "

"My mom was a source of strength. She showed me by example that women, regardless of how difficult life may get, can do it all.... Gloria Estefan "

"  Being natural is incredibly empowering for women because it's just who you are. You're embracing all the beautiful things about you from your head to your toes. Because when you mask so much of your natural beauty, people don't get to see that.... Rozonda Thomas"

"Prejudice is sinful. All blood flows red. And the most harmful and foolish kind of prejudice is prejudice against yourself. Every woman is your sister, and every woman needs her sisters. So try to give other women the courtesy of your compassion, respect, and forgiveness. Love yourself despite - and because of - your flaws....Jewell Parker Rhodes "

"The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles.... Ralph Waldo Emerson "

" I see Americans of every party, every background, every faith who believe that we are stronger together: black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American; young, old; gay, straight; men, women, folks with disabilities, all pledging allegiance under the same proud flag to this big, bold country that we love. That's what I see. That's the America I know!,,, Barack Obama "

" What I've never understood is why some women use plastic surgery to make themselves more attractive to men. The most beautiful woman is someone who's happy and is always smiling.... Irina Shayk  "

" Motherhood is a great honor and privilege, yet it is also synonymous with servanthood. Every day women are called upon to selflessly meet the needs of their families. Whether they are awake at night nursing a baby, spending their time and money on less-than-grateful teenagers, or preparing meals, moms continuously put others before themselves.... Charles Stanley"

" Any time women come together with a collective intention, it's a powerful thing. Whether it's sitting down making a quilt, in a kitchen preparing a meal, in a club reading the same book, or around the table playing cards, or planning a birthday party, when women come together with a collective intention, magic happens.... Phylicia Rashad "

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