Isn't the only hope for the planet that the industrialized civilizations collapse? Isn't it our responsibility to bring this about?

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.

A shift is necessary toward lifestyles less geared to environmental damaging consumption patterns.

We may get to the point where the only way of saving the world will be for industrial civilization to collapse.

Either we reduce the world's population voluntarily or nature will do this for us, but brutally

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.

The real goal of the Earth Charter is that it will in fact become like the Ten Commandments.

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.

I am a socialist in ideology, a capitalist in methodology.

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.

I am convinced the prophets of doom have to be taken seriously.

Do you know how many people would give anything for what you have? Not the fame or wealth—the opportunity to wake up tomorrow healthy, pain free and with a future stretching out before them?

His Christianity was muscular.

I'm a very visual person, and I love opening beautiful books on art or design and looking through them.

When a man is ill nothing is so important to him as his own illness.

My truths do not last long in me. Not as long as those that are not mine.

Some people are born on third base.

It's not who jumps the highest - it's who wants it the most

When you realize how perfect [or at least better than it could be] everything is, you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky.

The doom lies in yourself, not in your name.

I went to these mixers, you know, where you're supposed to meet people. And sure enough, some guy asked me for my phone number. but at the end of the evening he gave it back.