Sustainable Quotes

Sustainable Quote of the day

Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

You are a guest of nature - behave.

The greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability to understand the exponential function.

I was born in a slum, but the slum wasn't born in me.

Our biggest challenge in this new century is to take an idea that seems abstract - sustainable development - and turn it into a reality for all the world's people

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.

Any serious shift towards more sustainable societies has to include gender equality.

Sustainable energy + food security + healthy environment = full employment + better future.

No sustainable development, environmental harmony or lasting security will happen if we are unable to eradicate hunger and extreme inequality

In my view, there is an urgent need to communicate with the public and help to explain where there is consensus, and where are there doubts about the issues of sustainable development.

Sustainable development and climate change are two sides of the same coin

literacy is at the heart of sustainable development

We know the problems, and we know the solution: sustainable development. The issue is the political will.

What pleases me most is that sustainable development is on almost everybody's agenda now.

Sustainable development: Holding our world in trust for our children

Sustainable development is a proven catalyst for Xerox innovation.

Sustainable energy is the equivalent of the U.S. moon shot.

Energy is essential for development, and sustainable energy is essential for sustainable development.

I always run into these Ph.D.s. They write and write and write about sustainable development. Then these guys ask me, 'But, how do you do it?' They are scared to death to do anything.

The path towards sustainable energy sources will be long and sometimes difficult. But America cannot resist this transition, we must lead it.

On this International Literacy Day, let us recall that literacy for all is an integral part of education for all, and that both are critical for achieving truly sustainable development for all.

All our efforts to defeat poverty and pursue sustainable development will be in vain if environmental degradation and natural resource depletion continue unabated.

Preservation of the environment, promotion of sustainable development and particular attention to climate change are matters of grave concern for the entire human family.

It is time for a sustainable energy policy which puts consumers, the environment, human health, and peace first.

Soil mapping is one of the pillars to the challenge of sustainable development

So-called 'sustainable development' is meaningless drivel.

Ownership is a sine qua non of sustainable development.

Companies not interested in sustainable development issues will not survive long

Under the current high energy / high entropy regime, sustainable development is a joke.

Sustainable development is not an option! It is the only path that allows all of humanity to share a decent life on this, one planet. Rio+20 gives our generation the opportunity to choose this path.

Sustainable development is a process which enables all people to realise their potential and to improve their quality of life in ways which protect and enhance the Earth's life support systems

Cleaner, more sustainable energy is possible and can transform our lives, our economies, and our planet.

We want a plan for a clean energy future...an end to global warming...Moms know about sustainable energy. After all, mother love is an unending supply and it keeps kids healthy.

Culture defines who we are and how we see ourselves. A new attitude toward nature provides space for a new attitude toward culture and the role it plays in sustainable development

Clean, sustainable energy is crucial and cannot wait.

And as we [ the Church] move towards setting new (United Nations') sustainable development goals, we also understand that one of our key priorities is improving social inclusion.

Since problems spill across borders, security anywhere depends on sustainable development everywhere.

Innovation is the heart of humanity. We need new ideas and new creativities to help address contemporary issues.

Our ancestors did great work for humanity. What will we do for the next generations?

It is only individual great forces, which must be pulled together, in our common vision of combating the climate change.

Like an athlete trains, so must the student of life.

It’s cool when fashion recycles itself, it’s not cool when sustainable living does because it means there was (and is as I write) a period of absolute and possibly irreversible destruction.

It is usually unbearably painful to read a book by an author who knows way less than you do, unless the book is a novel.

There is no envy, jealousy, or hatred between the different colors of the rainbow. And no fear either. Because each one exists to make the others’ love more beautiful.

The glorification of hatred is predicated on a foundation of fear-induced ignorance venomous to haters and those they believe they hate.

It is not enough to believe. Believe must lead to change of attitude and conduct.

See money – currency - as the flow of energy and giving that cycles between you, others and me. Now let it flow kindly, fairly and mindfully.

Sustainable- Nutritious Eating/Living has a Higher Purpose.

At the different stages of recognition, reflection, and redress, practicing compassion provides potentially world-saving opportunities which otherwise likely would not exist.

Realize that employees and the customers both have to be engaged, at the same time, to move your business forward for sustainable success.