Quotes About Environment

I was the kind of poor where I knew right away I had less than everyone around me. Our environment, our physical space reflected our income.

Companies that pollute should be taxed so that a product's cost to society is reflected in the price of that product.

I worked diligently alongside our labor community to ensure that the priorities of our community were reflected in the USMCA, helping to secure strong enforcement mechanisms, protections for workers and the environment, and provisions to lower the skyrocketing cost of prescription drugs.

A person's health isn't generally a reflection of genes, but how their environment is influencing them. Genes are the direct cause of less than 1pc of diseases: 99pc is how we respond to the world.

Basically, an artist should be a mirror, or a reflection of society or his or her environment. What you see is what you can articulate.

I think it's important to approach a house in a way that's reflective of the original environment. Maybe I'm a sentimentalist, but I think that certain geographies call out for certain architecture. I like residences that reflect their place.

Characters work really well when they're reflective of the times that they're operating in.

I grew up in a rough environment. You want to be strong and have your presence felt out there. That attitude reflects how people see you.

I believe if the atmosphere on the set is positive, it definitely reflects on the screen. Your work becomes easy if the environment on the set is healthy and positive.

The organization reflects the behavior and characteristics of the CEO, and that establishes the culture. Foster an environment of open communication, and the organization inherits a culture of open communication.

A change of environment is pretty refreshing.

If there are more and more environmental refugees, they are going to end up on your doorstep too.

Our settlement of land is without regard to the best use of land.

There are two perspectives on the oil sands. You have companies that want to make it the next Saudi Arabia. The other is that it's a transitional resource to a low-carbon economy, and to regard it as anything else is to drain the continent's financial resources.

Most lawsuits against the EPA historically have come either because of the agency's lack of regard for a statute or because the EPA failed in an obligation or deadline.

I have great respect for the special nature of Mauna Kea and profound regard for Hawaii's culture, environment, and people.

In raising children, we need to continuously keep in mind how we can best create the most favorable environment for their imitative behavior. Everything done in the past regarding imitation must become more and more conscious and more and more consciously connected with the future.

Climates always change. The question is, how are we going to adapt to climate change? Now, it may be true that we are accelerating it inadvertently by messing with our atmosphere, but regardless of that, the climate will change.

Immense wealth translates automatically into immense environmental impacts, regardless of the intentions of those who possess it.

I've had a lot of disappointments. I think my biggest disappointment is the failure of elected officials to make good on their promises in regards to the environment or anything else, really. I have very little faith in politicians.

Creating mechanisms for ending deforestation and promoting regeneration of the environment is one of the most effective ways of achieving net-zero emissions.

The BP settlement is good for Alabama, particularly Alabama's coastal region.

New York and Connecticut belong to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative to cut carbon emissions, and New York City has been a leader in energy efficiency.

An environment of peace and security is essential for regional cooperation to progress and achieve economic development and prosperity of our people.