Kevin Richardson Quotes

Let me say right off the bat that I'm not what you would call a 'tree hugger' or a 'bushes and bunnies' environmentalist out to save the planet or the whales - although I do not denigrate that perspective either, and I really like whales.

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 an environmentalist; I recycle.

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.

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

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.

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

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

I'm sick of environmentalism.

Everything I do is the environment.

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

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

I have a major respect for nature. I'm an environmentalist.

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

I'm into environmental and ecological issues, so maybe that is an avenue to go down.

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

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.

We only have one earth. Let's take care of it.

Even in America, people have said again and again that they would be willing to sacrifice for a cleaner environment.

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.

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

We must conserve our environment and pass it on to our children in as good or better condition than it was passed to us.

I think the greatest challenge in environmentalism and the most rewarding challenge is trying to figure out how humans can meet their needs while protecting the environment.

Franklin Roosevelt was very concerned about environmental issues.