Pollution quotes – Powerful words to raise awareness

We did not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children. – Native American Proverb

The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it. – Robert Swan

It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment. – Ansel Adams

The Earth is what we all have in common. – Wendell Berry

There is no such thing as ‘away.’ When we throw anything away it must go somewhere. – Annie Leonard

The environment is where we all meet; where all have a mutual interest; it is the only thing all of us share. – Lady Bird Johnson

The future will either be green or not at all. – Bob Brown

We owe it to ourselves and to the next generation to conserve the environment so that we can bequeath our children a sustainable world that benefits all. – Wangari Maathai

The Earth does not belong to us. We belong to the Earth. – Chief Seattle

Nature is not a place to visit. It is home. – Gary Snyder

The environment is where we all meet; where all have a mutual interest; it is the only thing all of us share. – Lady Bird Johnson

The environment and the economy are really both two sides of the same coin. If we cannot sustain the environment, we cannot sustain ourselves. – Wangari Maathai

The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it. – Robert Swan

Pollution quotes – Powerful words to raise awareness part 2

When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world. – John Muir

We are living on this planet as if we had another one to go to. – Terry Swearingen

A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people. – Franklin D. Roosevelt

The use of solar energy has not been opened up because the oil industry does not own the sun. – Ralph Nader

The environment is where we all meet; where all have a mutual interest; it is the only thing all of us share. – Lady Bird Johnson

Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal. – Edward O. Wilson

The environment and the economy are really both two sides of the same coin. If we cannot sustain the environment, we cannot sustain ourselves. – Wangari Maathai

Nature provides a free lunch, but only if we control our appetites. – William Ruckelshaus

We never know the worth of water till the well is dry. – Thomas Fuller

We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect. – Aldo Leopold

In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks. – John Muir

The environment is everything that isn’t me. – Albert Einstein

Time spent among trees is never time wasted. – Katrina Mayer

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now. – Chinese Proverb

We have forgotten how to be good guests, how to walk lightly on the earth as its other creatures do. – Barbara Ward

Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. – Albert Einstein

Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints, kill nothing but time. – Aliyyah Eniath

When we heal the earth, we heal ourselves. – David Orr

It’s our responsibility to be good stewards of the environment and protect it for future generations. – Ed Markey

When we recognize the virtues, the talent, the beauty of Mother Earth, something is born in us, some kind of connection, love is born. – Thich Nhat Hanh

The environment is no one’s property to destroy; it’s everyone’s responsibility to protect. – Mohith Agadi

The environment is where we all meet; where all have a mutual interest; it is the only thing all of us share. – Lady Bird Johnson

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is today. – Unknown

We should preserve every scrap of biodiversity as priceless while we learn to use it and come to understand what it means to humanity. – E. O. Wilson

What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and one another. – Chris Maser

When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world. – John Muir

The Earth will not continue to offer its harvest, except with faithful stewardship. We cannot say we love the land and then take steps to destroy it for use by future generations. – John Paul II

We are using resources as if we had two planets, not one. There can be no ‘plan B’ because there is no ‘planet B.’ – Ban Ki-moon

Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed. – Mahatma Gandhi

If the bee disappeared off the face of the Earth, man would only have four years left to live. – Albert Einstein

Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land. – Aldo Leopold

A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people. – Franklin D. Roosevelt

When we protect the environment, we are protecting ourselves. – Unknown

The Earth does not belong to us. We belong to the Earth. – Chief Seattle

We have forgotten how to be good guests, how to walk lightly on the earth as its other creatures do. – Barbara Ward

The ultimate test of man’s conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard. – Gaylord Nelson

The future will either be green or not at all. – Bob Brown