Jesse Jackson Quotes

I think the new generation is much more demanding about respect for the environment than we have ever imagined.

Green politics at its worst amounts to a sort of Zen fascism; less extreme, it denounces growth and seeks to stop the world so that we can all get off.

I'm on the board of the Sierra Club Foundation and am myself a big environmentalist. But the way to make the biggest difference is to change mainstream behavior.

If you're a Conservative, why aren't you behind conserving the land?

Environmentalism opposes reckless innovation and makes conservation the central order of business.

It angers me when sustainability gets used as a buzz word. For 90 percent of the world, sustainability is a matter of survival.

We can make the world a better place, one butt at a time.

I am an environmentalist, but I'm not a wacko environmentalist. I believe that mankind and nature can live side-by-side for the mutual benefit of both.

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

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

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 think the environmental movement has failed in that it's used the stick too much; it's used the apocalyptic tone too much; it hasn't sold the positive aspects of being environmentally concerned and trying to pull us out.

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.

Instead of taking environmentalism away from the left, conservatives condemn it as a counsel of doom.

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

The environmental movement doesn't have many deserters and has a high level of recruitment. Eventually, there will be open war.

Okay Mr. Environmentalist. Come here and explain this.

If conservation isn't conservative, then words have no meaning at all.

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.

I believe the green movement is gaining momentum because people are becoming more educated about the real importance of living green.

There are a lot of people who want to leave their children with a world that is in better shape.

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.

Yes, the Green Party is committed to a healthy environment. But the Green Party is not solely committed to just that.

We had some major successes and we did so because the country embraced the spirit of Earth Day and embraced this concept that we have to have forward-looking, visionary environmental policy and energy policy in this country.