Alanis Morissette Quotes

There is no larger collective-action problem than the environment. The three biggest lies of the environmental movement is that every little bit helps, you can do your part, and together we can do it.

If we each take responsibility in shifting our own behavior, we can trigger the type of change that is necessary to achieve sustainability for our race or this planet. We change our planet, our environment, our humanity every day, every year, every decade, and every millennia.

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

We must give everyone a stake in the World’s environment.

We all have an obligation to pass on a better environment to our kids.

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

Most times, Mother Earth's resources are used up without the realisation that these thoughtless actions might just be the root cause for the hardships future generations may face. It is everyone's responsibility to hand over a green, clean, and healthy environment to them.

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.

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.

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.

Why should we not expect self-designated environmental leaders to practice what they preach?

The eco-movement is growing as people all over catch on to the need to protect our precious planet, which makes the future look really bright - and makes me really happy.

It's time to renew our commitment to the world around us.

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

I know they are all environmentalists. I heard a lot of my speeches recycled.

I have lived the American dream in every aspect, and now I hope to make a very big impact in helping the planet.

We firmly believe the environmental issues cannot be addressed without extensive public participation, but people need to be informed before they can get involved.

Everyone is slowly catching on to this one - and I know everyone says this - but we need to make a little more effort with the environment. Everyone says they turn off their lights, but do they really?

This Earth is our only home. Together, we must protect and cherish it.

So often we talk about saving the planet, but what we really mean is to save the planet the way it is, so we can live here. So that is can sustain us.

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

One billion people in 175 countries will mark Earth Day. That puts tea parties in perspective, doesn't it?

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

But now sustainability is such a political category that it's getting more and more difficult to think about it in a serious way. Sustainability has become an ornament.

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