Gerald R. Ford Quotes

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

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

I see a future in which nature gives us a helping hand. Instead of destroying the natural world, why can't we use it to solve the kinds of problems that we are facing?

The city of the future development will be shifted from the pursuit of material civilisation to the pursuit of nature. This is what happens after human beings experience industrial civilisation at the expense of the natural environment.

The conservation of natural resources is the fundamental problem. Unless we solve that problem it will avail us little to solve all others.

We are now heading down a centuries-long path toward increasing the productivity of our natural capital - the resource systems upon which we depend to live - instead of our human capital.

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

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.

Genetic design is something we can use to fight the lack of sustainability we humans are forcing on the earth's environment.

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

Conserving habitats is a wellspring for the next industrial revolution.

We can power our economy without despoiling our wild places.

There is something basic about protecting land by taking it off the market. People should be able to enjoy where they live while at the same time protect the plants and animals around them.

I hardly can sleep. I feel that my target now is really to save Mother Earth for humanity. And it's doable.

We must preserve our planet and grow our economy simultaneously. We cannot become more prosperous without the living systems upon which our prosperity depends.

We can have technology, prosperity, nice homes and cars, but at the same time we must be conscious of what we are dumping into the water, the air and our food.

The truth is, natural organisms have managed to do everything we want to do without guzzling fossil fuels, polluting the planet or mortgaging the future.

The future will either be green or not at all.

I think its time to change and balance the environment and growth. If we don't do that, we're going to suffer a hard landing one day very soon.

I am very concerned about the environment and psychological health of this beautiful planet.

How much longer, for instance, can we continue to crowd more and more people into this world? …. How long can we permit the uncontrolled use of the earth's resources when there is no possibility of replacing them? Indeed, how long will it be before we have completely used up everything our lives depend on? These issues are the politics of the future. Neither Republicans nor Democrats have begun to spell out in substantive fashion the means by which we can control population growth, environmental problems, and the conservation of our natural resources.

I've long believed the environmental issue is an economic issue and a political issue. The three are entwined. You can't build prosperity on any basis other than a long-term basis, and you can't do that if you don't have a healthy environment.

Just as we demand that our governments address risks associated with terrorism or epidemics, we should put concerted pressure on them to act now to preserve our natural environment and curb climate change.

As we look to the future, we cannot improve our living standards while simultaneously degrading the natural environment around us.

All my projects are about sustainability, bioremediation, making things in a cleaner fashion.