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Maurice Strong Quotes

So, what we do as individuals matters. It adds up Picture Quote #1

Nevertheless, the concept of sustainable development is now known - even amongst those who haven’t accepted it - and it’s recognized, debated and followed by an increasing number of businesses Picture Quote #1

Current lifestyles and consumption patterns of the affluent middle class - involving high meat intake, use of fossil fuels, appliances, air-conditioning, and suburban housing - are not sustainable Picture Quote #1

It is the responsibility of each human being today to choose between the force of darkness and the force of light. We must therefore transform our attitudes, and adopt a renewed respect for the superior laws of Divine Nature Picture Quote #1

If you want to maintain a sustainable supply of fish you have to farm the fish, rather than mine them. So putting your money into fishing fleets that are going to exacerbate the problem by over-fishing is not the way to preserve the underlying asset Picture Quote #1

Ted Turner is still a leader. And he sets a great example. His ability financially has been reduced, but his influence and his example still is an important asset to the whole environmental movement Picture Quote #1

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I am President of the UN created University for Peace, which has a strong commitment to the relationship between peace, security and the environment. I meet with young people around the world and I always come away enthused and encouraged Picture Quote #1

One of the things that I’ve always thought I would like to do is to develop an environmental index. Then people can measure their own environmental performance on an index as they do in other ways Picture Quote #1

In addition to this, they already have a fuel cell car on the road in Japan. It is subsidized from within the corporation because they are still at a high cost Picture Quote #1

I am on the board of corporations who contribute both to environmental problems and their solutions. And I am on the NGO side: the Earth Council and other organizations Picture Quote #1

The tendency is to keep doing things the way you have done them Picture Quote #1

A shift is necessary toward lifestyles less geared to environmental damaging consumption patterns Picture Quote #1

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We’re either going to save the world or no one will be saved Picture Quote #1

I am convinced the prophets of doom have to be taken seriously Picture Quote #1

Inertia is a powerful force in human and political affairs Picture Quote #1

Rumors of my wealth are greatly exaggerated. I have never been interested in money Picture Quote #1

What pleases me most is that sustainable development is on almost everybody’s agenda now Picture Quote #1

I learn something from criticism because when it comes from sources you respect you always examine it and learn Picture Quote #1

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Don’t accept that you can’t make a difference. Because if you can’t make a difference, you won’t make a difference, and if you put a multiplier on that we will continue on an unsustainable pathway Picture Quote #1

I believe we are going to move into a situation where the more effective conferences will be smaller, more specialized, more focused, with occasional large gatherings to get the attention of the larger world Picture Quote #1

We may get to the point where the only way of saving the world will be for industrial civilization to collapse Picture Quote #1

We must, from here on in, all go down the same path... There may not be another chance Picture Quote #1

We need what I have often called an ecological approach to the management of these resources and we do not have that now. We have the inertia of past habits, unsustainable habits Picture Quote #1

Well they do have a use, but we should never believe that any international conference is going to suddenly solve problems like the condition of the global environment Picture Quote #1

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Either we reduce the world’s population voluntarily or nature will do this for us, but brutally Picture Quote #1

If we don’t change, our species will not survive... Frankly, we may get to the point where the only way of saving the world will be for industrial civilization to collapse Picture Quote #1

We in the industrialized world make a greater difference because our ecological footprint, our impact on the condition of the environment, is 40 to 50 times larger than that of people in the developing world Picture Quote #1

After all, sustainability means running the global environment - Earth Inc. - like a corporation: with depreciation, amortization and maintenance accounts. In other words, keeping the asset whole, rather than undermining your natural capital Picture Quote #1

Anyone who is seriously interested in me would usually do a little more homework and realise that the extreme criticisms are almost exclusively ideologically based Picture Quote #1

My belief is that the purpose of economic life is to meet the social needs of people Picture Quote #1

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So, what we do as individuals matters. It adds up (Maurice Strong Quotes) Nevertheless, the concept of sustainable development is now known - even amongst those who haven’t accepted it - and it’s recognized, debated and followed by an increasing number of businesses. (Maurice Strong Quotes) Current lifestyles and consumption patterns of the affluent middle class - involving high meat intake, use of fossil fuels, appliances, air-conditioning, and suburban housing - are not sustainable. (Maurice Strong Quotes) It is the responsibility of each human being today to choose between the force of darkness and the force of light. We must therefore transform our attitudes, and adopt a renewed respect for the superior laws of Divine Nature (Maurice Strong Quotes) If you want to maintain a sustainable supply of fish you have to farm the fish, rather than mine them. So putting your money into fishing fleets that are going to exacerbate the problem by over-fishing is not the way to preserve the underlying asset (Maurice Strong Quotes) Ted Turner is still a leader. And he sets a great example. His ability financially has been reduced, but his influence and his example still is an important asset to the whole environmental movement (Maurice Strong Quotes) I am President of the UN created University for Peace, which has a strong commitment to the relationship between peace, security and the environment. I meet with young people around the world and I always come away enthused and encouraged (Maurice Strong Quotes) One of the things that I’ve always thought I would like to do is to develop an environmental index. Then people can measure their own environmental performance on an index as they do in other ways (Maurice Strong Quotes) In addition to this, they already have a fuel cell car on the road in Japan. It is subsidized from within the corporation because they are still at a high cost (Maurice Strong Quotes) I am on the board of corporations who contribute both to environmental problems and their solutions. And I am on the NGO side: the Earth Council and other organizations (Maurice Strong Quotes) The tendency is to keep doing things the way you have done them (Maurice Strong Quotes) A shift is necessary toward lifestyles less geared to environmental damaging consumption patterns (Maurice Strong Quotes) We’re either going to save the world or no one will be saved (Maurice Strong Quotes) I am convinced the prophets of doom have to be taken seriously (Maurice Strong Quotes) Inertia is a powerful force in human and political affairs (Maurice Strong Quotes) Rumors of my wealth are greatly exaggerated. I have never been interested in money (Maurice Strong Quotes) What pleases me most is that sustainable development is on almost everybody’s agenda now (Maurice Strong Quotes) I learn something from criticism because when it comes from sources you respect you always examine it and learn (Maurice Strong Quotes) Don’t accept that you can’t make a difference. Because if you can’t make a difference, you won’t make a difference, and if you put a multiplier on that we will continue on an unsustainable pathway (Maurice Strong Quotes) I believe we are going to move into a situation where the more effective conferences will be smaller, more specialized, more focused, with occasional large gatherings to get the attention of the larger world (Maurice Strong Quotes) We may get to the point where the only way of saving the world will be for industrial civilization to collapse (Maurice Strong Quotes) We must, from here on in, all go down the same path... There may not be another chance (Maurice Strong Quotes) We need what I have often called an ecological approach to the management of these resources and we do not have that now. We have the inertia of past habits, unsustainable habits (Maurice Strong Quotes) Well they do have a use, but we should never believe that any international conference is going to suddenly solve problems like the condition of the global environment (Maurice Strong Quotes) Either we reduce the world’s population voluntarily or nature will do this for us, but brutally (Maurice Strong Quotes) If we don’t change, our species will not survive... Frankly, we may get to the point where the only way of saving the world will be for industrial civilization to collapse (Maurice Strong Quotes) We in the industrialized world make a greater difference because our ecological footprint, our impact on the condition of the environment, is 40 to 50 times larger than that of people in the developing world (Maurice Strong Quotes) After all, sustainability means running the global environment - Earth Inc. - like a corporation: with depreciation, amortization and maintenance accounts. In other words, keeping the asset whole, rather than undermining your natural capital (Maurice Strong Quotes) Anyone who is seriously interested in me would usually do a little more homework and realise that the extreme criticisms are almost exclusively ideologically based (Maurice Strong Quotes) My belief is that the purpose of economic life is to meet the social needs of people (Maurice Strong Quotes)

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