Ted Turner Quotes

There is no question that photography has played a major role in the environmental movement.

Raising awareness on the most pressing environmental issues of our time is more important than ever.

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.

That's the big mistake the environmental movement made - 'We'll scare the hell out of you, and you'll become an activist'.

Unless we keep this planet healthy, everything else is for naught.

Earth Day 1970 was irrefutable evidence that the American people understood the environmental threat and wanted action to resolve it.

Environmental concern is now firmly embedded in public life: in education, medicine and law; in journalism, literature and art.

Helping people understand the impact of key environmental and human issues worldwide is something that I'm passionate about. CNN's 'Going Green' series of specials are engaging viewers around the world through important messages of conservation and hope.

The future will either be green or not at all.

No compromise in defense of Mother Earth.

When you talk to the public about the environment it goes in one ear and out the other. They are only interested in the now.

The only solution to pollution is a people's humane revolution.

The current challenge facing the environmental authorities is how to properly deal with the environmental problems caused by economic development.

As a kid, I was going to be a marine biologist or an actor. When I became successful as an actor, I said, 'Well, maybe I can lend a voice to this with an equal passion.' You realize how lucky we are and how destructive we've been and what little regard we have for the natural world.

That's what hurts the environmental movement - holding people to a standard they cannot meet. That just pushes people away.

The environmental movement does not always have to be about stopping things. It can be about fixing problems.

Ever since the environmental movement was sparked by photos of the whole Earth taken by astronauts onboard Apollo Lunar Modules, I've seen planetary exploration as an extension of a reverence and care for Earth.

I want to work on environmental issues.

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.

My main issue is sustainability of the Earth, and protection of those animals and people who dwell here.

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.

Even the government understands that the environmental challenge is so big that no single agency can handle it. It needs collaboration among all the stakeholders - companies, governments, NGOs and the public. Public accountability will be the ultimate driving force.

My understanding of environmentalism, of the things that radicalize people, of the ethics and effectiveness of different kinds of social protest have definitely become more nuanced and more informed, but they aren't much clearer.

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.

One of the most important lessons we can glean from the environmental movement is to 'think globally and act locally.'