Quotes from Julia Butterfly Hill

I have been stubborn and getting into trouble since I was 2, but I learned how to redirect that into good causes.

I think really what needs to happen is the people of the United States need to stand up and say, 'Oil is an energy model from the past. It doesn't work for the planet, it doesn't work for the people, it never has and it never will.'

I can hold space for people who think I'm a nut job. It's cool. But I know from my own experience what I experienced. I know what I learned. I know what I saw. I know what I heard.

It became clear to me that our value as people is not in our stock portfolios and bank accounts but in the legacies we leave behind.

Since I became accidentally famous, it did give me access and, through that access, power that I couldn't just walk away from.

I asked God to use me as a vessel, so I guess you have to be careful what you ask for.

I see how these beautiful forests are now open to destruction because of technology. Companies are able to get into more and more remote places that weren't economically viable before.

I've always felt that as long as I was able, I was supposed to give all I've got to ensure a healthy and loving legacy for those still to come, and especially for those with no voice.

We live in a disposable society. We throw so much away. But it doesn't come from nowhere. It comes from the planet and it comes from future generations' lives.