Mike Quigley Quotes

No day is alike - I do many other things, and I'm very active in the environmental movement.

I think for me, at the end of the day, just because of who I am, my priority is the biosphere. That seems to be, for me, where I've ended up, and I've been there pretty consistently since I was a teenager.

It's no secret - if you know me, have ever met me or have shared a meal with me - that I'm a passionate environmentalist.

The eco-movement is growing as people all over catch on to the need to protect our precious planet, which makes the future look really bright - and makes me really happy.

I'm a little different from all those conservation types.

I wanted to help raise awareness, so I created an environmental foundation called Just Within Reach.

If you're not a tree hugger, then you're a what, a tree hater?

I always knew that I was going be an environmental advocate when I was very young.

I want clean water and clean air and conservation... that's not what extreme environmentalists are all about. For them, it is a religion. They believe in trees and animals, not God.

Inevitably, ecological awareness has this kind of '70s flavour to it.

I have my own career. I'm an environmentalist.

I'm a latecomer to the environmental issue, which for years seemed to me like an excuse for more government regulation. But I can see that in rich societies, voters are paying less attention to economic issues and more to issues of the spirit, including the environment.

Journey with me to a true commitment to our environment. Journey with me to the serenity of leaving to our children a planet in equilibrium.

I'm not going to be some kind of PC, tree-hugger.

I am not a tree-hugger and I don't think mine is an extreme point of view.

I'm an environmentalist; I recycle.

I see myself as a climber and an activist.

Environmentalism is a form of pagan fundamentalism. These green wackos are fanatics like al-Quaida. Just like them.

Environmentalism is a way of seeing our place within the biosphere.

Everyone is slowly catching on to this one - and I know everyone says this - but we need to make a little more effort with the environment. Everyone says they turn off their lights, but do they really?

Environmentalism isn't a discipline or specialty. It's a way of seeing our place in the world. And we need everybody to see the world that way. Don't think 'In order to make a difference I have to become an environmentalist.'

Environmentalism has failed.

There is no larger collective-action problem than the environment. The three biggest lies of the environmental movement is that every little bit helps, you can do your part, and together we can do it.

I try to do things that I think are helpful to the environment, to the animals, and to the planet.

I really believe in the environmental movement right now - it only takes a little effort to make a big difference.