Catherine Hardwicke Quotes

I think the new generation is much more demanding about respect for the environment than we have ever imagined.

Since the early 1990s, I had been very worried about the state of the environment, and by the end of that decade, I realized I needed to do something about it.

We had some major successes and we did so because the country embraced the spirit of Earth Day and embraced this concept that we have to have forward-looking, visionary environmental policy and energy policy in this country.

All the conservation efforts in the world won't be enough to make a dent in the oncoming sustainability crisis our planet faces.

I reflect back 35 years ago, and look how far we have come in America with our environmental policy to improve the conditions of our air and water, and we have had some real successes.

One billion people in 175 countries will mark Earth Day. That puts tea parties in perspective, doesn't it?

The U.S. people have a major role to play to solve, to save this planet.

Environmental concern is now firmly embedded in public life: in education, medicine and law; in journalism, literature and art.

The planet doesn't require saving, and actually hasn't asked Greenpeace to save it.

I hardly can sleep. I feel that my target now is really to save Mother Earth for humanity. And it's doable.

It's time we stopped ignoring the environment. Let's not let another election go by without making this a high priority.

Politicians all over the world cater to domestic vote banks. They will spend only on what their constituents want. So unless there is a grass root green movement in a nation the politicians will not be willing to spend money on curbing emissions. More awareness is needed amongst the people to effect the real change in how governments spend.

My family and I want to start our own organization to work on global warming and a couple of other things.

Defending the planet means changing the world.

I would say that in the 1990s, I don't think the environment was enough to make anyone ambitious and aspirational. It was a downer, I would think.

I believe the green movement is gaining momentum because people are becoming more educated about the real importance of living green.

First we must learn to love nature. Then comes conservation.

I've always been a strong supporter of environmental protection and initiatives in that area. But I'm willing to set priorities. If we have to make reductions in one place, we'll have to-in order to increase another place, I'm willing to do that.

It's a sad day when a cartoon is doing more and cares more and pays more attention to the environment than our president.

Earth Day 1970 was irrefutable evidence that the American people understood the environmental threat and wanted action to resolve it.

I tell my environmental friends that they have won. Every issue we look at from an energy perspective is now also looked at from an environmental perspective.

I really hope that we'll have a sustainable future on this planet, I really do. So I probably geek out mostly about learning more about how potentially we can hopefully make that happen, hopefully we're not too far lost.

Raising awareness on the most pressing environmental issues of our time is more important than ever.

I know they are all environmentalists. I heard a lot of my speeches recycled.

We've all heard of the surveys revealing that teenagers think cows lay eggs, and others where children can identify more brand logos than trees, by a staggering margin. My view is that children will form a significant part of the green fightback. They instinctively understand the value of the environment.