Joel Salatin Quotes

Utility is when you have one telephone, luxury is when you have two, opulence is when you have three - and paradise is when you have none.

In time, we will have to recognise that it is not 'nature' that we need to protect, but ourselves, and we can only do this by abandoning the old, grandiose, profit-seeking schemes so beloved of our masters and learning to till the soil, live to scale, and live within our means.

Environmental concern is a phenomena that tends to rise in a nation after a certain level of wealth.

It's more than just high quality food for the family table; it's growing the food in a way that does not harm the environment. That gives me emotional well-being that is important to me.

In the end, I think the majority of Romanian society will understand that if we respect environmental protection standards, if we have benefits in taxes, royalties, jobs, we should do what all the modern countries in Europe and beyond are doing to take advantage of their natural resources.

Resources businesses must contribute to sustainable development if we are to continue to have access to resources.

You don't want the world destroyed, because, you know, that's where your shoes are.

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

My environment is important to me. I'd rather give up other things in my life - I might not take vacations or spend a lot of money on clothes - so that I can live in a home I feel really good about.

We learn from our gardens to deal with the most urgent question of the time: How much is enough?

The notion of 'reduce and refine' is one I've pursued. I truly believe that by making things less complex, by finding innovative ways to make sustainability affordable, we can advance the notion that it is possible.

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.

I'm just a simple man from Bolton but I think we should use more natural sources.

Ecological thought rejects consumerism at its peril.

Resources on the planet are limited, and limited resources can come to an end. But there are also a lot of resources that are renewable. A lot of land, for example, can be reclaimed from the encroaching deserts.

Our planet's greener future depends on nurturing our natural and abundant renewable resources.

It's a grim business, this being funny. Every time you come up with a strong, satiric idea, the world tops it.

If you can't eat it, shoot it, or wear it, don't bring it.

By using LED bulbs, one can contribute, in their way, to overcome global warming.

We survived on natural resources, so we should take care of the earth. When I leave home, I do things like switching off the heat and lights.

The more nature and stuff, the better. The source of our power comes from nature, and the closer to nature you are, the more you can power up.

I describe myself as an environmentalist not because I'm marching in the street with placards but because I like to be in the woods by myself.

My idea with '4 Degrees' was to articulate, for a minute, not my ideal vision of how I wanted to perceive my relationship to nature but the reality. If I could give a voice to my behavior, what would that voice be? Taking planes, enjoying first-world fossil fuel, an addict of first-world comfort.

Yes, we have ruined the Earth and have done an exceptionally good job of it. Yes, we should look at sustainable development. But we cannot afford to do things sequentially, but parallelly and make sure that we do not repeat our mistakes.

We have never been in danger of running out of resources, but we have encountered considerable dangers from people who say we are running out of resources and who say that human activities need to be constrained.