Quotes about Environment
Where soil is, men grow, Whether to weeds or flowers.
- John Keats
The reasonable man will adjust to the demands of his environment. The unreasonable man expects his environment to adjust to his own needs. Therefore, all progress depends upon the unreasonable man.
- George Bernard Shaw
Nature has left nothing to the mercy of man.
- Henry David Thoreau
The mission of men there seems to be, like so many busy demons, to drive the forest all out of the country, from every solitary beaver swamp and mountain-side, as soon as possible.
- Henry David Thoreau
A man might well pray that he may not taboo or curse any portion of nature by being buried in it.
- Henry David Thoreau
I believed in global warming after Al Gore's movie made money; the market had spoken.
- Stephen Colbert
Pure air, good water, sunshine, the beautiful surroundings of nature...these are God's means for restoring the sick to health.
- Ellen White
Whether we and our politicians know it or not, Nature is party to all our deals and decisions, and she has more votes, a longer memory, and a sterner sense of justice than we do.
- Wendell Berry
Here we are, the most clever species ever to have lived. So how is it we can destroy the only planet we have?
- Jane Goodall
To cherish what remains of the Earth and to foster its renewal is our only legitimate hope of survival.
- Wendell Berry
With nature's help, humankind can set into creation all that is necessary and life sustaining.
- Hildegard of Bingen
I attend the greatest of all Churches. I put a capital N on Nature, and call it my Church.
- Frank Lloyd Wright