Pope Francis Quotes

I never lose an opportunity to speak about my obsession: humankind and the environment.

The environment, what surrounds you, is so alive and delightful and complex.

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

We're getting closer to our nature.

The most important principle of environment is that you are not the only element.

Ecology has become the political substitute for the word "motherhood.

We are going to learn how to relate to the Earth and our own natural environment here by looking seriously at space colony ecologies.

Nature nurtures our souls and lifts our spirits. But it also sustains us and our economy - and it is for this reason that we take it for granted at our peril.

Environment is of supreme importance. It is greater than will power.

One who neglects or disregards the existence of earth, air, fire, water and vegetation disregards his own existence which is entwined with them.

I believe the American people care a lot about the environment.

The atmosphere, the earth, the water and the water cycle - those things are good gifts. The ecosystems, the ecosphere, those are good gifts. We have to regard them as gifts because we couldn't make them. We have to regard them as good gifts because we couldn't live without them.

I like the outdoors and the natural world. Environmental issues.

I believe in the protection of the environment that supports us all.

We won't have a society if we destroy the environment.

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

I do see a lot of the hard end of ecology, and my feeling is that we live on a super-exciting planet but a super-fragile one.

We seem to think we have some control over this planet.

On Earth Day, we celebrate all the gifts the world and nature make available to us. We recognize our complete dependence on its bounty. And we acknowledge the need for good stewardship to preserve its fruits for future generations.

Our challenge for the future is that we realize we are very much a part of the earth's ecosystem, and we must learn to respect and live according to the basic biological laws of nature.

Nature is simply the environment on earth in which man finds himself, and to treat it as a separate being in the image of man is sheer nonsense.

We will preserve the environment.

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

Sadly, it's much easier to create a desert than a forest.

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