Peter Beard Quotes

Being an environmentalist isn't all about doom and gloom.

Earth Day should encourage us to reflect on what we are doing to make our planet a more sustainable and livable place.

Fuel conservation is a necessity, and I have to be the first person to set the example.

When I joined Ford, in the late 1970s, I felt strongly we could not forever be a huge user of natural resources without there being consequences. But I was alone in my thinking in those days.

The first rule of sustainability is to align with natural forces, or at least not try to defy them.

So I'm going to go on and work on preserving the ozone layer, encouraging everyone to recycle.

We decided that the environment was an integral part of our policies and the political thrust of our government. We gave it the priority and we sustained it with the money required to make it happen.

This whole idea that we address environmental issues by not doing stuff just doesn't work.

I, Maggie, personally cannot tell you that you're going to save the planet. But what I do know is that we can draw a line to an issue that can conserve what we already have and what's left in a way that we can actually breathe the air, drink the water, actually grow things in soil - that matters in a real, practical way.

Sustainable development requires human ingenuity. People are the most important resource.

We need to promote development that does not destroy our environment.

Why has it seemed that the only way to protect the environment is with heavy-handed government regulation?

I have great respect for people who live out their beliefs. For example, Ed Begley Jr. is an environmentalist, but he really lives his lives, and is he very prudent in the way he lives. He's cautious. He's not like an Al Gore that flies around in a private jet and burns 20,000 gallons a day on his jet.

I'm not an environmentalist. I'm a cultural repairman. It's all about efficient and restorative use of resources to make the world secure, prosperous and life-sustaining.

The only way forward, if we are going to improve the quality of the environment, is to get everybody involved.

Everyone realizes that we have to clean up the environment, but no one likes the cost.

I would think that conserving our natural resources should be a conservative position: Not to waste food, and not to throw away a lot of the food that we buy.

What I hope is less about what the greens will do but what people who don't consider themselves part of the green movement will do.

Giving my contribution to protect and respect the environment, as well as its inhabitants, makes me feel happy.

Real environmental change depends on us. We can't wait for our leaders. We have to focus on what our own responsibilities are and how we can make the change happen.

We all celebrate Ganpati festival with a lot of love and care for the deity, but we also need to take care of the environment.

It's great that we can, however subtly, offer important lessons through cartoons that it's important to protect the environment.

We have been working towards providing a clean environment to the people of India, and we are doing it out of our own conviction.

Try to leave the Earth a better place than when you arrived.

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.