Paul Watson Quotes

To tackle climate change you don't have to reduce your quality of life, but you do have to change the way you live

We should be concerned about our immediate environment. Taking care of the leaking tap, not wasting water while washing hands, and other such gestures will go a long way in helping the environment.

I was always a girl who loved animals and cared about the environment - um, I totally recycled at home and turned the lights off every time I left! But it wasn't until I met the love of my life, Philippe Cousteau, that I realized every thing we do, buy and use makes a difference in the world... for better or worse.

The best thing you can do for the planet is to stay home.

'Being green' is commendable, but I hope that people don't take too much pride and self-adoration because they shut off the water when they brushed their teeth. The truth of the matter is, conservation alone will do little to save our planet.

It is important what you eat now, what you do now. If we were interested in a sustainable planet where other generations have a right to a decent future, we would not live like this.

People think that saving the planet or finding their place in that effort is a really overwhelming thought.

When you take on something like your footprint on the environment, you have to say, 'Where am I going to draw the circle around my level of responsibility and then where do I assume that others will take responsibility?'

If you want grown-ups to recycle, just tell their kids the importance of recycling, and they'll be all over it.

If we are ever to halt climate change and conserve land, water and other resources, not to mention reduce animal suffering, we must celebrate Earth Day every day - at every meal.

I don't do celebrity endorsements. My work with Conservation International is a good use of whatever celebrity I might have to draw attention to important problems. I have the same responsibility as everyone to reduce consumption and to teach children to respect the environment.

If you are energy-efficient and water-wise at home, then take all your good habits abroad with you.

If you're trying to cut down the distance travelled from the farm to your plate, it makes sense to do the same for your pet. If we all shifted our bias towards sustainable pet food, we would be helping more than just our faithful friends.

The greenest home is the one you don't build. If you really want to save the Earth, move in with another family and share a house that's already built. Better yet, live in the forest and eat whatever the squirrels don't want.

We thought it was a very good idea in this day and age of threat to biodiversity….we believe the scope for ecotourism is great.

I live in a tree called Luna. I am trying to save her life. Believe me, this is not what I intended to do with my own.

Let's care for the land and water, heal our cherished planet, and promote wellness for all of her people. Water is life. Let's protect the natural resources that our lives depend upon.

As cheesy as it sounds, truly every day is Earth Day.

I became a spokeswoman for Future Friendly - a partnership between sustainability experts and household brands trying to inspire people to save water, energy, and packaging.

We only have this one planet; we got to figure out how to live on it without destroying it.

Modern society will find no solution to the ecological problem unless it takes a serious look at its lifestyle.

I don't need to make money destroying my environment. Why don't I just love it and figure out a way to be more sustainable?

I love the environment, but I'm cheap on the environment.

You want to help mother Earth? Try sodomy. Sodomy is eco-friendly, and abortion is green.

We need to make growth greener, to make our economic and environmental policies more compatible and even mutually-reinforcing. This is not just a matter of new technologies or new sources of renewable, safe energy. It is about how we all behave every day of our lives, what we eat, what we drink, what we recycle, re-use, repair, how we produce and how we consume