Quotes About Sustainability

The combination of a workable basic formula and the capacity to improve over time is what one hopes for in any aspect of society: business, government, the non-profit sector.

I'm hoping I can get in a position where I'm self-supporting from my own work.

We have to really think about where our food is coming from. The hormones being put in the stuff we eat - all of that contributes to cancer.

Magazines at some point become hostage to their own success.

I started Save the Libraries in 2010 by hosting a big fundraiser in my city library of DeKalb County in Atlanta. Through that, I learned that even with fundraisers, libraries often don't make money - they just barely break even.

This is Earth. Isn't it hot?

Steakhouses serve these big steaks. The first piece is hot, and the last piece is cold. The way I like to eat is to try three or four cuts of meat. People should actually be eating less meat, and the meat they eat should be special.

I have the ability and the will to lead San Francisco in building more housing. Without it, people like me who grew up in San Francisco, and people who came here for the values we embrace will simply not be able to stay.

When you go to pick your kids up from school, cars are lined up idling for anywhere from five to 20 minutes. Starting a 'no idling' rule in your school carpool lane could have a huge impact.

Nuclear is just a huge part of moving towards a cleaner electrical system.

We put water down into the earth to push up gas, then we say, 'Ooh, we're having a water crisis.' This is foolishness, and this kind of foolishness, where we try to excuse human behavior, is dangerous.

I believe as human beings we are out of balance, out of synch with the earth.

I don't want to save a creek for the creek's sake, but what's in it for human beings.

Every breath we take as human beings damages the planet.

Buying food from farmers and people that I know adds that human element that I love.

We need a concept of development to meet human needs.

Fracking is an incredible risk to the human race, I don't know why they even thought of doing it.

I try firstly to make buildings humane.

One hates to be absolute, but in my view, there is no such thing as humane meat.

In truth, humankind has never been at risk of running out of energy.

The thing that nature needs the most from us humans is space. We need to distance ourselves for a while so that we can make amends for all the damage done, and let nature heal.

Fundamentally, if you look at where the environmental issues are coming from, it's all because of humans and our impact on the environment, so while it's true that one individual is not going to sufficiently fix the environment, it is a necessary thing.

Earth was not built to serve the needs of humans.

Unilever has been around for 100-plus years. We want to be around for several hundred more years.