Quotes About Environment

We need to let the heart lead. Compassion is indispensable; it is the single most important factor we need if we are going to have any real success in protecting the environment, in creating a just society, or simply in living wholesome, happy lives.

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There was not a single smoker in Europe before the sixteenth century, because until then there was no tobacco there. Very few women smoked until the twentieth century; now the habit is more popular among young women than among young men. To say that individual differences in smoking are half caused by genes is simply not true. It all depends on the environment in which the individual is living.

A tree grows into the air because it grows out of the air. The bulk of the tree is not made from the soil beneath- indeed, the soil is in large part made by the tree. Both soil and tree are made from the sun and wind and rain. The land is just a place to stand.

Clean air acts were not passed for the benefit of the air, but for the benefit of those who breathed it.

In the abstract, a natural disaster can feel more acceptable than the idea of tampering with nature to avert it. This is the same uneasiness that sits at the heart of the deepest concern about geoengineering, concern not about its possible evil consequences, but about the sheer scope of the idea itself.

It is obvious,' wrote Vogt, 'that fifty years hence the world cannot support three billion people at any but coolie standards

Fresh air is good if you do not take too much of it most of the achievements and pleasures of life are in bad air.

I firmly believe that if the whole materia medica could be sunk to the bottom of the sea, it would be all the better for mankind and all the worse for the fishes.

A man is made by his circumstances", said Guy. "If you want to change him, you must change his circumstances.

In today's world, it is no longer unimaginable to think that business can operate - and even thrive - in an environmentally-friendly manner.

We are apt to instantaneously come out of samadhi as soon as we are on our feet for a few moments. This is because we are lacking in the full power of Zen concentration. By getting to our feet and walking in kinhin while we are one with susoku or koan, we discipline ourselves to realize the oneness of tranquility and movement so that we may not be controlled and upset by our environment in our everyday life.

Having a goal is very different from having an agenda. You want to focus people without constraining them, something that is equally true in a corporate environment.

We make the world we live in and shape our own environment.

The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment, it is not in luck or chance, or the help of others; it is in yourself alone.

Your outlook upon life, your estimate of yourself, your estimate of your value are largely colored by your environment. Your whole career will be modified, shaped, molded by your surroundings, by the character of the people whom you come in contact everyday.

I think a film set is a quite controlled environment and you feel like you can trust them and it is going to be a safe place to work, but I really don't think about it.

I can't work in a sewer. I come from California.

René Dubois, "Piensa globalmente, actúa localmente"

For a social enterprise to make an impact in the world, it needs a solid foundation based on sustainability.

No matter how good we get at solving environmental problems, it's not enough to create a truly sustainable economy unless we address the social challenges that imperil sustainability. Foremost among those challenges are inequality and poverty.

We've known about climate change for at least six decades. But not until the most recent one was it possible to say that most people believe that climate change is happening and that we need to do something about it.

You can make a positive impact on society and the environment without sacrificing returns.

a town that smelled of chicken guts, hog manure, and rampant incest, which seemed to be the three main industries.