wisdoms

only i can change my life. no one can do it for me.
carol burnett

destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a renaissance painting to cook a meal
edward wilson (1872-1912)

we forget that the water cycle and the life cycle are one.
jacques cousteau (1910-1997)

the fluttering of a butterfly's wings can effect climate changes on the other side of the planet.
paul erlich (1854-1915)

only when the last tree is cut, only when the last river is polluted, only when the last fish is caught, will they realise that you can't eat money.
native american proverb

if we fail to act, we will end up with a different planet.
dr. james hansen scientist

one generation plants the trees, another gets the shade.
chinese proverb

we are playing russian roulette with features of the planet's atmosphere that will profoundly impact generations to come. how long are we willing to gamble?
david suzuki

our climate is warming at a faster rate than ever before recorded.
james baker

look at the world around you. it may seem like an immovable, implacable place. it is not. with the slightest push - in just the right place - it can be tipped.
malcolm gladwell journalist

at first I thought i was fighting to save rubber trees, then i thought i was fighting to save the amazon rainforest. now i realise i am fighting for humanity.
chico mendes rubber tappers' leader (1944 – 1988)

when the well's dry, we know the worth of water.
benjamin franklin (1706-1790)

to put your hands in a river is to feel the chords that bind the earth together.
barry lopez

a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
chinese proverb

how could i look my grandchildren in the eye and say i knew what was happening to the world and did nothing.
richard attenborough

the warnings about global warming have been extremely clear for a long time. we are facing a global climate crisis. it is deepening. we are entering a period of consequences.
al gore

ignoring climate change will be the most costly of all possible choices, for us and our children.
peter ewins

water is the driver of nature.
leonardo da vinci (1452-1519)

the frog does not drink up the pond in which it lives.
indian proverb

ask not what your planet can do for you. ask what you can do for your planet.
john f. kennedy (1917-1963)

forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.
kahlil gibran (1883-1931)

filthy water cannot be washed.
west african proverb

geological change usually takes thousands of years to happen but we are seeing the climate changing not just in our lifetimes but also year by year.
james lovelock

the oceans are the planet's last great living wilderness, man's only remaining frontier on earth, and perhaps his last chance to produce himself a rational species.
john l. culliney

even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, i would still plant my apple tree.
martin luther (1483-1546)

don't blow it - good planets are hard to find.
daily times times magazine

they always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.
andy warhol (1928-1987)

the best way to predict the future is to create it.
peter drucker (1909-2005)

planet earth, creation, the world in which civilization developed, the world with climate patterns that we know and stable shorelines, is in imminent peril.
dr. james hansen scientist

maybe we have enough technology to save the planet but it is not enough because the people are not ready.
thich nhat hanh